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Population 92: a town in Orne, Normandy.
Le Ménil-Scelleur has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Just over a fifth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Le Ménil-Scelleur does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Ménil-Scelleur as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges du camp antique de Goult, in La Lande-de-Goult, 2.6 mi away.
43% 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-Scelleur.
A quarter of residents are 65 or over, below Orne’s towns (31%) but above compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 21% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Le Ménil-Scelleur | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 8.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. For its 50 residents in work, Le Ménil-Scelleur has 50 jobs: 1 each.
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.
6 houses and apartments changed hands in Le Ménil-Scelleur from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Ménil-Scelleur is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Ménil-Scelleur 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 Ménil-Scelleur | 92 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argentan | 13,527 | 10 | B | A− | D | B |
| La Ferté Macé | 5,071 | 11 | B | A− | D | C |
| Sées | 4,168 | 14 | B+ | A | C− | A− |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie | 2,699 | 14 | A+ | B+ | A− | A |
| Gouffern en Auge | 3,636 | 16 | A | A− | A− | A− |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis | 3,636 | 16 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Le Ménil-Scelleur is a commune of 92 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Fertois et du Bocage Carrougien. 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 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.