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Le MageOrne

A town of 231 in Orne, Normandy.

Is Le Mage a good place to live?

Le Mage is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Le Mage stand out

The 2 things Le Mage does most differently from other towns.

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Le Mage’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Le Mage’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Mage, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.

43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1981First protected: Château du Feillet
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The data

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Who lives here

Children make up only 12% of Le Mage, fewer than in Orne’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Le Mage is below both Orne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.4% of the population.

54.6median age
Le MageOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Mage
Le MageOrne medianFrance median
Under 1512%14%17%
15–248.4%9.4%11%
25–4418%19%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+31%31%22%
No diploma17%30%19%
CAP or BEP23%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%15%18%
Higher education33%19%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Le Mage keeps more of its old housing than Orne or compared French towns: 43% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

In the comparison, Le Mage comes above both Orne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Mage, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1981
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Le Mage are out of work than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.1%

For Le Mage, that is below both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Le Mage has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 18.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

18%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%
Public transport11%
On foot5%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Le Mage, 0.3 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
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 in Le Mage is €11.82/m² a month, against €8.77/m² in Orne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

€11.82/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Mage€11.82/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€11.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.58 to €14.59/m² a month)
€7.20/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

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Landmarks

Le Mage has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Le Mage

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Mage yet.

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Le Mage’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Orne →
Longny les VillagesTourouvre au PercheLa LoupeSenonchesMortagne-au-PercheNogent-le-RotrouLongny les VillagesTourouvre au PercheLa LoupeSenonchesMortagne-au-PercheNogent-le-RotrouLe Mage
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Mage231—————
Longny les Villages2,8112.4B+ABC+
Tourouvre au Perche2,9559.8A−AAC+
La Loupe Eure-et-Loir3,19110B−A−DC−
Senonches Eure-et-Loir3,04511BAB−D
Mortagne-au-Perche3,89812BAC+C+
Nogent-le-Rotrou Eure-et-Loir9,29213C+A−C−C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Le Mage

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Le Mage is a commune of 231 people in the Communauté de communes des Hauts 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

Population
231 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Hauts du Perche
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
9.9 sq mi (25.6 km²)
INSEE code
61242

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.