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A town of 408 in Orne, Normandy.
Gandelain is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gandelain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Carrouges, in Carrouges, 6.4 mi away.
49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gandelain.
Children under 15 make up 18%, above both Orne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a quarter of residents. The age that splits Gandelain in two is 47.5.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Gandelain | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Gandelain number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.2 per worker). 7.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. No commute at all: 3.5% of working residents in the town at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 16 homes were sold in Gandelain.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Gandelain. Best known first.
Nothing in Gandelain is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gandelain yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gandelain | 408 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis | 3,636 | 8.3 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
| Alençon | 25,490 | 9 | C | A− | D− | B− |
| Villaines-la-Juhel Mayenne | 2,671 | 13 | A+ | A+ | A− | B− |
| La Ferté Macé | 5,071 | 15 | B | A− | D | C |
| Sées | 4,168 | 15 | B+ | A | C− | A− |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe Sarthe | 2,928 | 15 | B+ | A+ | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Gandelain is a commune of 408 people in the Communauté urbaine d'Alençon. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.