L'Aigle grades C− overall: better than 25% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 17.7 recorded violent incidents and 21.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,388/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes des Pays de L'Aigle. Its strongest is walkability (A): 74% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 L'Aigle 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 L'Aigle.
Safety
Crime per resident in L'Aigle runs higher than in 95% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 338 offenses in the graded categories in L'Aigle in 2025. L'Aigle comes 18th of the 19 compared towns in Orne on the Safety Grade. For armed robbery, 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, 0.4% of the index here.
17.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage127
Family violence56
Other physical violence51
Burglary39
Sexual violence32
Vehicle theft20
Theft from vehicles13
Theft without violence60
Drug use59
Fraud43
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.
17.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
338
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
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
History
10% of L'Aigle’s homes were built before 1919 (Orne towns 21%, compared French towns 7.4%)
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, L'Aigle is below Orne’s towns (14) but above compared French towns (2.5). The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in L'Aigle: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in L'Aigle is Église Saint-Martin.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in L'Aigle, 23.2%, runs above Orne’s towns and compared French towns
In the comparison, L'Aigle comes above both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). L'Aigle has 5,000 jobs for 2,350 working residents, 2.1 per worker. The median disposable income is €20,880 a year per consumption unit.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot16%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
5,000
jobs based in L'Aigle, 2.1 per working resident
23.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape L'Aigle: 11% are 15 to 24, above Orne’s towns and compared French towns
For L'Aigle, that is above both Orne’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). 28% of residents are 65 or over.
47.4median age
L'AigleOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma35%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
The estimated advertised rent in L'Aigle is €10.59/m² a month, against €8.77/m² in Orne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,388/m², comes from 275 sales of houses and apartments in L'Aigle from July 2023 to June 2026. In L'Aigle, houses go for €1,434/m² and apartments for €1,225/m².
€1,388/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
L'Aigle€1,388/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Orne median€1,331/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,434/m²
229
Apartments
€1,225/m²
46
€10.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.43 to €13.29/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,760
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Pays de L'Aigle
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Fewer deaths than expected in L'Aigle, 93 per 100, but more than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
L'Aigle sits above both Orne’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 1,240 residents of L'Aigle died, against 1,117 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in L'Aigle · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de L Aigle
0.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de L Aigle
84.6 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Orne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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L'Aigle’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about L'Aigle
Is L'Aigle safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 39 burglaries and 127 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in L'Aigle good?
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns and #7 of 13 in Orne. The lycée stands out: 98% of 182 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Napoléon in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is L'Aigle expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,388/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so L'Aigle grades B+ for cost of living.
About L'Aigle
Commune in Orne, Normandy
L'Aigle is a commune of 7,663 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
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.
