Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Orne, Normandy has a population of 525.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves La Chapelle-Biche out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Chapelle-Biche as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien château, in Flers, 3.4 mi away.
16% 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 La Chapelle-Biche.
Degrees are held by 19% of adults. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town, below Orne’s towns (31%) but above compared French towns (22%). Residents of La Chapelle-Biche have a median age of 44.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| La Chapelle-Biche | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.0% of commuters travelled at the census. La Chapelle-Biche has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €25,380 a year per consumption unit, higher than Orne’s towns (€23,600) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
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 town’s pupils have a collège 3 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MonnetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 88 | 74%−5 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.
La Chapelle-Biche recorded 15 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €6.93/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and family days out in and near La Chapelle-Biche. Best known first.
Nothing in La Chapelle-Biche is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Chapelle-Biche yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Biche | 525 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flers | 14,432 | 3.3 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers | 3,173 | 4.2 | A | A | A+ | B |
| Tinchebray-Bocage | 4,813 | 5.3 | A+ | A+ | A+ | B |
| Domfront en Poiraie | 4,113 | 8.6 | A+ | A | A− | B− |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre | 4,201 | 8.9 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Condé-en-Normandie Calvados | 5,985 | 11 | C+ | A | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
La Chapelle-Biche is a commune of 525 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Flers Agglo. 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.