Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 177 in Orne, Normandy.
Le Ménil-Broût is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Ménil-Broût as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Germain, in Cerisé, 5.6 mi away.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Ménil-Broût.
Children under 15 make up 17%, above Orne’s towns (14%) and close to compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Le Ménil-Broût | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly one in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €23,040 a year per consumption unit, close to Orne’s towns (€23,600) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
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 Le Ménil-Broût: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Le Ménil-Broût. Best known first.
Nothing in Le Ménil-Broût is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Le Ménil-Broût as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 Ménil-Broût | 177 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alençon | 25,490 | 7.5 | C | A− | D− | B− |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis | 3,636 | 8.9 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
| Sées | 4,168 | 9 | B+ | A | C− | A− |
| Mamers Sarthe | 4,996 | 11 | B | A | C | C |
| Mortagne-au-Perche | 3,898 | 15 | B | A | C+ | C+ |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe Sarthe | 2,928 | 16 | B+ | A+ | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Le Ménil-Broût is a commune of 177 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Haute Sarthe. 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.