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Home to 497 people, this town lies in Orne, Normandy.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, La Coulonche falls below the line for grades. 11% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing La Coulonche does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Coulonche as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Allée couverte de la Bertinière, in Les Monts d'Andaine, 1.5 mi away.
37% 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 Coulonche.
Children under 15 make up 16%, above Orne’s towns (14%) but below compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 23% of adults. The age that splits La Coulonche in two is 45.2.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| La Coulonche | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in La Coulonche: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.2 each). Half of residents lived on more than €25,290 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Orne’s towns (€23,600). No commute at all: 1.7% of working residents here at the census.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in La Coulonche. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.29/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Coulonche is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in La Coulonche.
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 Coulonche | 497 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Ferté Macé | 5,071 | 5.6 | B | A− | D | C |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie | 2,699 | 6.1 | A+ | B+ | A− | A |
| Rives d'Andaine | 2,844 | 7.9 | — | A | — | B− |
| Flers | 14,432 | 8.6 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Domfront en Poiraie | 4,113 | 9.4 | A+ | A | A− | B− |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers | 3,173 | 9.9 | A | A | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
La Coulonche is a commune of 497 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 October 30, 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.