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Home to 148 people, this town lies in Orne, Normandy.
At under 1,000 residents, Les Ventes-de-Bourse is too small for the grades other French towns get. 14% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Les Ventes-de-Bourse does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Ventes-de-Bourse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine des Joncherets, in La Mesnière, 7.9 mi away.
37% 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 Les Ventes-de-Bourse.
Degrees are held by 28% of adults, higher than Orne’s towns (19%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. Half of Les Ventes-de-Bourse is older than 50.4, half younger.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Les Ventes-de-Bourse | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Les Ventes-de-Bourse counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers). Households’ median disposable income: €25,850 a year per consumption unit.
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 Les Ventes-de-Bourse: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.07/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Les Ventes-de-Bourse. Best known first.
Nothing in Les Ventes-de-Bourse 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 Les Ventes-de-Bourse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Ventes-de-Bourse | 148 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sées | 4,168 | 8.4 | B+ | A | C− | A− |
| Alençon | 25,490 | 10 | C | A− | D− | B− |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis | 3,636 | 11 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
| Mamers Sarthe | 4,996 | 12 | B | A | C | C |
| Mortagne-au-Perche | 3,898 | 13 | B | A | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Les Ventes-de-Bourse is a commune of 148 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.