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509 people call this town in Orne, Normandy home.

Is La Chapelle-Montligeon a good place to live?

La Chapelle-Montligeon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 25% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 37% of residents.

What makes La Chapelle-Montligeon stand out

The 2 things La Chapelle-Montligeon does most differently from other towns.

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Basilique Notre-Dame
Basilique Notre-Dame · Inscrit · Photo: GO69 · CC0
La Chapelle-Montligeon’s story

La Chapelle-Montligeon in pictures

La Chapelle-Montligeon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1978First protected: Basilique Notre-Dame
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chapelle-Montligeon.

Who lives here

La Chapelle-Montligeon has fewer young adults than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.5% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 9.6%, lower than both Orne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 19% of adults. Half the people of La Chapelle-Montligeon are older than 58.

58median age
La Chapelle-MontligeonOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 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.

Ages and diplomas in La Chapelle-Montligeon
La Chapelle-MontligeonOrne medianFrance median
Under 159.6%14%17%
15–244.5%9.4%11%
25–4417%19%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+37%31%22%
No diploma27%30%19%
CAP or BEP35%30%26%
Baccalauréat14%15%18%
Higher education19%19%30%

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

History

Old homes shape La Chapelle-Montligeon: 34% were built before 1919, more than in Orne’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 19th century. La Chapelle-Montligeon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
1978
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

La Chapelle-Montligeon has higher unemployment than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 13.1%

Jobs located in La Chapelle-Montligeon: 150, for 200 residents in work (0.8 each). 9.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,710 a year per consumption unit.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%
On foot9%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in La Chapelle-Montligeon, 0.8 per working resident
13.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
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 La Chapelle-Montligeon is €8.63/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €7.68/m² a month. The market in La Chapelle-Montligeon: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.63/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

La Chapelle-Montligeon€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)
€7.68/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 La Chapelle-Montligeon

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Landmarks

La Chapelle-Montligeon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Basilique Notre-Dame: Photo: GO69 · CC0

Famous people from La Chapelle-Montligeon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Chapelle-Montligeon yet.

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La Chapelle-Montligeon’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 →
Mortagne-au-PercheLongny les VillagesTourouvre au PercheNogent-le-RotrouVal-au-PercheMamersMortagne-au-PercheLongny les VillagesTourouvre au PercheNogent-le-RotrouVal-au-PercheMamersLa Chapelle-Montligeon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Chapelle-Montligeon509—————
Mortagne-au-Perche3,8985.4BAC+C+
Longny les Villages2,8117.1B+ABC+
Tourouvre au Perche2,9558.2A−AAC+
Nogent-le-Rotrou Eure-et-Loir9,29214C+A−C−C+
Val-au-Perche3,33615AABA−
Mamers Sarthe4,99616BACC

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

About La Chapelle-Montligeon

Commune in Orne, Normandy

La Chapelle-Montligeon is a commune of 509 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne au Perche. 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
509 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne au Perche
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.4 km²)
INSEE code
61097

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 8, 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.