Le Plantis isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 34% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up a third of residents.
What makes Le Plantis stand out
The 2 things Le Plantis does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Plantis.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Le Plantis than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5% are under 15
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, near Orne’s towns (9.4%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are a third of the population. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
52.8median age
Le PlantisOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat28%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Only 3.5% of commuters in Le Plantis go to work without a car, fewer than in Orne’s towns and across compared French towns
The jobless rate is 8.2%. The median disposable income was €25,130 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Orne’s towns (€23,600). No commute at all: 7.0% of working residents in Le Plantis at the census.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Le Plantis, 0.2 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Le Plantis
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Le Plantis is a commune of 125 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
Population
125 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Haute Sarthe
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.