Gouffern en Auge’s strongest is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,410/m² takes 4.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Terres d'Argentan Interco. What holds it back is walkability — 15% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade lands at A, #7 of 19 in Orne. Set against the rest, it does better than 92% of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Gouffern en Auge with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gouffern en Auge.
History
Old homes shape Gouffern en Auge: 38% were built before 1919, more than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Gouffern en Auge is Menhir dit la Pierre Levée. The town has 39 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above Orne’s towns (14) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. It has 14 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 8 classé, the highest protection, and 4 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Gouffern en Auge has lower unemployment than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1%
6.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Gouffern en Auge has 800 jobs for 1,500 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €24,890 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
800
jobs based in Gouffern en Auge, 0.5 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 14% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Deaths in Gouffern en Auge run below what its ages would predict: 74 per 100 expected, fewer than Orne’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
290 deaths in Gouffern en Auge between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 392: 26% below. At birth, a girl in Orne can expect 84.6 years and a boy 79.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Gouffern en Auge is Centre hospitalier Fernand Leger Argentan, 5.9 mi away.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw74
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Gouffern en Auge · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Fernand Leger Argentan
5.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Fernand Leger Argentan
84.6 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Orne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Homes in Gouffern en Auge sell for €1,410/m² at the median, against €1,331/m² in Orne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.23/m² a month, close to Orne’s towns (€8.77/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 99% were houses. 147 houses and apartments changed hands in Gouffern en Auge from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,410/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gouffern en Auge€1,410/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Orne median€1,331/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,411/m²
146
€9.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.57 to €12.98/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Terres d'Argentan Interco
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Gouffern en Auge runs lower than in 76% of compared French towns
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 5 cases of violence against people and 11.1 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). All told, Gouffern en Auge had 50 recorded offenses in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage21
Burglary15
Family violence14
Fraud22
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
50
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 8.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Few people in Gouffern en Auge are 15 to 24: 8.1%, fewer than in Orne’s towns and compared French towns
27% of residents are 65 or over, below Orne’s towns (31%) but above compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 17%. Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults.
49.5median age
Gouffern en AugeOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Menhir dit la Pierre Levée: Photo: Fotonovela · CC BY-SA 3.0 · château fort: Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-André: Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gouffern en Auge
Is Gouffern en Auge safe?
It grades A− for safety, #8 of 19 in Orne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 21 acts of criminal damage.
Is Gouffern en Auge expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Gouffern en Auge grades A− for cost of living.
About Gouffern en Auge
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Gouffern en Auge is a commune of 3,636 people in the Communauté de communes Terres d'Argentan Interco. 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
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.
