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A town of 899 in Orne, Normandy.
Héloup is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Héloup does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Héloup as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien château, in Alençon, 3.4 mi away.
15% 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 Héloup.
For Héloup, that is above both Orne’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (30%). 18% of residents are children under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Héloup | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Héloup sits below both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Héloup has 50 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.1 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,270 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Héloup is 89.4%, below both Orne’s towns (94.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des Alpes MancellesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 55 | 85%−8 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Leclerc - NavarreNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 289 | 93%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 32 sales of houses and apartments in Héloup from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,331/m² for the median of compared towns in Orne.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,601/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and gardens in and near Héloup. Best known first.
Nothing in Héloup is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Héloup as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Héloup | 899 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis | 3,636 | 2.3 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
| Alençon | 25,490 | 3.7 | C | A− | D− | B− |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe Sarthe | 2,928 | 8 | B+ | A+ | B | B+ |
| Villaines-la-Juhel Mayenne | 2,671 | 15 | A+ | A+ | A− | B− |
| Sées | 4,168 | 16 | B+ | A | C− | A− |
| Mamers Sarthe | 4,996 | 16 | B | A | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Héloup is a commune of 899 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.