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A town of 603 in Orne, Normandy.

Is Irai a good place to live?

Irai is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Irai stand out

The one thing Irai does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Irai’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Irai’s story

No historic monuments in Irai

The Culture ministry lists no building in Irai as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Couvent de la Trappe, in Soligny-la-Trappe, 5.8 mi away.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Irai.

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Irai, above Orne’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Irai above both Orne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.6% of the town.

42.3median age
IraiOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Irai
IraiOrne medianFrance median
Under 1520%14%17%
15–247.6%9.4%11%
25–4426%19%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+22%31%22%
No diploma18%30%19%
CAP or BEP35%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%15%18%
Higher education21%19%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Irai, 6.6%, runs below Orne’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Irai is below both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Irai has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 3.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Irai, 0.3 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Irai is €8.63/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€8.63/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Irai€8.63/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€8.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.65 to €11.18/m² a month)
€6.84/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Irai

11pages on Irai

Landmarks

Nothing in Irai is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Irai

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Irai as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Irai’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Orne →
Tourouvre au PercheL'AigleLongny les VillagesVerneuil d'Avre et d'ItonMortagne-au-PercheBreteuilTourouvre au PercheL'AigleLongny les VillagesVerneuil d'Avre et d'ItonMortagne-au-PercheBreteuilIrai
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Irai603—————
Tourouvre au Perche2,9554.9A−AAC+
L'Aigle7,6637C−B+DC+
Longny les Villages2,8119.8B+ABC+
Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton Eure7,19312C−BC−D
Mortagne-au-Perche3,89812BAC+C+
Breteuil Eure4,28215C−A−B−C−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Irai

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Irai is a commune of 603 people in the Communauté de communes des Pays de L'Aigle. 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

Population
603 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Pays de L'Aigle
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
5.8 sq mi (15.1 km²)
INSEE code
61208

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.