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A town in Orne, Normandy, home to 400 people.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves La Madeleine-Bouvet out for now. Second homes make up 27% of its housing.
The one thing La Madeleine-Bouvet does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Madeleine-Bouvet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Voré, in Rémalard en Perche, 5 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Madeleine-Bouvet 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 Madeleine-Bouvet.
25% of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.3% of the town, about level with Orne’s towns (9.4%) and below compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 17% of the population.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| La Madeleine-Bouvet | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €24,340 a year per consumption unit, close to Orne’s towns (€23,600) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Just over one in ten commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The unemployment rate comes to 10.3%.
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.
The market in La Madeleine-Bouvet: 19 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Madeleine-Bouvet yet.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
La Madeleine-Bouvet is a commune of 400 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur du 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
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 Madeleine-Bouvet | 400 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Loupe Eure-et-Loir | 3,191 | 5.4 | B− | A− | D | C− |
| Longny les Villages | 2,811 | 7.2 | B+ | A | B | C+ |
| Senonches Eure-et-Loir | 3,045 | 8.9 | B | A | B− | D |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou Eure-et-Loir | 9,292 | 11 | C+ | A− | C− | C+ |
| Tourouvre au Perche | 2,955 | 15 | A− | A | A | C+ |
| Courville-sur-Eure Eure-et-Loir | 2,791 | 16 | A− | B+ | A− | D |
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 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.