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A town of 289 in Orne, Normandy.
At under 1,000 residents, La Chapelle-Viel is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes.
The one thing La Chapelle-Viel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Chapelle-Viel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne forge, in Aube, 3.9 mi away.
24% 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-Viel.
Children under 15 count for just over a fifth of the people here. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7% of the town, lower than both Orne’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 27% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| La Chapelle-Viel | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, La Chapelle-Viel counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). 7.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,650 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.
La Chapelle-Viel recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Chapelle-Viel 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-Viel 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-Viel | 289 | — | — | — | — | — |
| L'Aigle | 7,663 | 3.8 | C− | B+ | D | C+ |
| Tourouvre au Perche | 2,955 | 7.2 | A− | A | A | C+ |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche | 2,938 | 11 | B− | A | A− | D |
| Mortagne-au-Perche | 3,898 | 13 | B | A | C+ | C+ |
| Longny les Villages | 2,811 | 14 | B+ | A | B | C+ |
| Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton Eure | 7,193 | 14 | C− | B | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
La Chapelle-Viel is a commune of 289 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
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.