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This town in Orne, Normandy has a population of 29.
At under 1,000 residents, Le Ménil-Vicomte is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 36% of its housing. 19% of residents are 15 to 24.
The 2 things Le Ménil-Vicomte does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Ménil-Vicomte as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-André, in Gouffern en Auge, 5.3 mi away.
50% 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-Vicomte.
The share of residents under 15 is 35%. Degrees are held by a third of adults, above both Orne’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 19% of the town.
38% women, 62% men
About 63 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Le Ménil-Vicomte | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 35% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 19% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 7.7% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 3.8% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
16.7% of Le Ménil-Vicomte’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 67% drove.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 1 homes were sold in Le Ménil-Vicomte.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Ménil-Vicomte 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-Vicomte 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-Vicomte | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gouffern en Auge | 3,636 | 8.8 | A | A− | A− | A− |
| Sées | 4,168 | 11 | B+ | A | C− | A− |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche | 2,938 | 12 | B− | A | A− | D |
| Vimoutiers | 2,978 | 13 | C | A | C− | C |
| Argentan | 13,527 | 14 | B | A− | D | B |
| L'Aigle | 7,663 | 15 | C− | B+ | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Le Ménil-Vicomte is a commune of 29 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault. 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.