Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 208 in Orne, Normandy.
Le Grais is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Grais, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1975.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Grais.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Le Grais, that is above both Orne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Grais, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Le Grais sits below both Orne’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Children under 15 make up 19% of residents.
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Le Grais | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
That puts Le Grais below both Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Le Grais has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 8.6% of the labour force are out of work.
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.
On this, Le Grais is below both Orne’s towns (€8.77/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Le Grais has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Grais 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Grais | 208 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Ferté Macé | 5,071 | 3.6 | B | A− | D | C |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie | 2,699 | 7.1 | A+ | B+ | A− | A |
| Rives d'Andaine | 2,844 | 9.5 | — | A | — | B− |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre | 4,201 | 13 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Flers | 14,432 | 13 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers | 3,173 | 14 | A | A | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Le Grais is a commune of 208 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.