La Ferrière-BéchetOrne
Home to 245 people, this town lies in Orne, Normandy.
Is La Ferrière-Béchet a good place to live?
La Ferrière-Béchet is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
80 bornes de la forêt d'Ecouves · Inscrit · Photo: Frederic.bd · CC BY-SA 3.0
La Ferrière-Béchet’s story
La Ferrière-Béchet in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Ferrière-Béchet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
- 1987First protected: 80 bornes de la forêt d'Ecouves
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The data
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History
La Ferrière-Béchet keeps more of its old housing than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919
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Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Ferrière-Béchet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1987
first monument protected
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of La Ferrière-Béchet, above Orne’s towns and compared French towns
Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. 30% of adults hold a degree, higher than Orne’s towns (19%) and near compared French towns (30%). The age that splits La Ferrière-Béchet in two is 43.2.
43.2median age
Ages · share of residents
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Ages and diplomas in La Ferrière-Béchet | La Ferrière-Béchet | Orne median | France median |
|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 14% | 17% |
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| 15–24 | 10% | 9.4% | 11% |
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| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
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| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
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| 65+ | 21% | 31% | 22% |
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| No diploma | 14% | 30% | 19% |
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| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
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| Baccalauréat | 21% | 15% | 18% |
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| Higher education | 30% | 19% | 30% |
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INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Incomes in La Ferrière-Béchet come to a median €26,920 a year per consumption unit, against €23,600 in Orne’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.7% of commuters travelled at the census. Jobs based in La Ferrière-Béchet number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Unemployment stood at 11.3%, close to Orne’s towns (11.0%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport6%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in La Ferrière-Béchet, 0.4 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
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 Ferrière-Béchet is €8.45/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in La Ferrière-Béchet from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.
€8.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
La Ferrière-Béchet€8.45/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€8.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.55 to €10.91/m² a month)
€7.71/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 Ferrière-Béchet
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Landmarks
La Ferrière-Béchet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Photo credits
80 bornes de la forêt d'Ecouves: Photo: Frederic.bd · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from La Ferrière-Béchet
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Ferrière-Béchet yet.
How the neighbors grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Ferrière-Béchet
Commune in Orne, Normandy
La Ferrière-Béchet is a commune of 245 people in the Communauté de communes des Sources de l'Orne. 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
- 245 (INSEE, census 2023)
- Intercommunality
- Communauté de communes des Sources de l'Orne
- Département
- Orne (61)
- Région
- Normandy
- Area
- 5.3 sq mi (13.8 km²)
- INSEE code
- 61164
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.
