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With 382 residents, it is a town in Orne, Normandy.
At under 1,000 residents, Joué-du-Bois is too small for the grades other French towns get. 20% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Joué-du-Bois does most differently from other towns.
Joué-du-Bois has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Joué-du-Bois.
Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. 27% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Orne’s towns (31%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 18% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Joué-du-Bois | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.8% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Joué-du-Bois is Dolmen dit de la Grandière. Most of the list is tombs and funerary monuments: 3 of 4. The town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
6.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 100 jobs are based in Joué-du-Bois, for 150 working residents (0.7 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €25,300 a year per consumption unit.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €7.29/m² a month. 16 houses and apartments changed hands in Joué-du-Bois from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Joué-du-Bois has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Joué-du-Bois as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joué-du-Bois | 382 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Ferté Macé | 5,071 | 5.9 | B | A− | D | C |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie | 2,699 | 8.8 | A+ | B+ | A− | A |
| Rives d'Andaine | 2,844 | 11 | — | A | — | B− |
| Argentan | 13,527 | 15 | B | A− | D | B |
| Villaines-la-Juhel Mayenne | 2,671 | 17 | A+ | A+ | A− | B− |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis | 3,636 | 18 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Joué-du-Bois is a commune of 382 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Fertois et du Bocage Carrougien. 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 November 4, 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.