Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 157 residents in Orne, Normandy.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves La Ferrière-au-Doyen out for now. Nearly a fifth of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 38% of residents.
The 2 things La Ferrière-au-Doyen does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Ferrière-au-Doyen as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Couvent de la Trappe, in Soligny-la-Trappe, 4.1 mi away.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Ferrière-au-Doyen is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Ferrière-au-Doyen.
Children under 15 make up 11%, lower than both Orne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up nearly a third of adults. Ages in La Ferrière-au-Doyen split evenly at 60.2: half are older, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| La Ferrière-au-Doyen | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.8% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €26,330 a year per consumption unit.
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 closest collège is 1.8 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège André ColletNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 41 | 98%+12 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.
The market in La Ferrière-au-Doyen: 15 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in La Ferrière-au-Doyen.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
La Ferrière-au-Doyen is a commune of 157 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
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 Ferrière-au-Doyen | 157 | — | — | — | — | — |
| L'Aigle | 7,663 | 8.2 | C− | B+ | D | C+ |
| Tourouvre au Perche | 2,955 | 8.2 | A− | A | A | C+ |
| Mortagne-au-Perche | 3,898 | 11 | B | A | C+ | C+ |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche | 2,938 | 12 | B− | A | A− | D |
| Sées | 4,168 | 16 | B+ | A | C− | A− |
| Longny les Villages | 2,811 | 16 | B+ | A | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.