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A town of 135 in Orne, Normandy.

Is Loisail a good place to live?

Loisail is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Loisail stand out

The 2 things Loisail does most differently from other towns.

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Manoir de Loisail
Manoir de Loisail · Inscrit · Photo: Pucesurvitaminee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Loisail’s story

Loisail in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Loisail: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1905.

43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1905First protected: Église Saint-Martin
  • 1992Most recently protected: Manoir de Loisail
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Loisail.

Who lives here

Loisail has fewer young adults than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.5% are 15 to 24

For Loisail, that is below both Orne’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). 36% of residents are 65 or over.

53.5median age
LoisailOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Loisail
LoisailOrne medianFrance median
Under 1519%14%17%
15–244.5%9.4%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6419%26%26%
65+36%31%22%
No diploma21%30%19%
CAP or BEP35%30%26%
Baccalauréat16%15%18%
Higher education22%19%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Loisail: 43% were built before 1919, more than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Loisail sits above both Orne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Loisail: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Loisail is Église Saint-Martin.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1905
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Loisail walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 0.0%

That puts Loisail below both Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 5.9% of the labour force are out of work. Loisail has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.1 per worker.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving98%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Loisail, 0.1 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

85.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

94.6% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Loisail, close to Orne’s towns (94.2%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Loisail85.9%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Loisail94.6%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Émile ChartierNearest collègeCollègeCollège8980%−6 pts
Lycée Jean MonnetNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée8596%−2 pts

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96%
passed the general and technological bac, −2 pts against the expected rate
91%
passed the vocational bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate
85.9%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate
2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Loisail is €8.38/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€8.38/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Loisail€8.38/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€8.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.40 to €10.98/m² a month)
€6.84/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Musée Alain and 2 more in and around Loisail

Heritage and museums in and near Loisail. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Loisail

13pages on Loisail

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Loisail: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Unozoe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison romane: Photo: Unozoe · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Loisail

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Loisail yet.

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Loisail’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Mortagne-au-PercheTourouvre au PercheLongny les VillagesMamersNogent-le-RotrouVal-au-PercheMortagne-au-PercheTourouvre au PercheLongny les VillagesMamersNogent-le-RotrouVal-au-PercheLoisail
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Loisail135—————
Mortagne-au-Perche3,8982BAC+C+
Tourouvre au Perche2,9557.7A−AAC+
Longny les Villages2,8119.6B+ABC+
Mamers Sarthe4,99614BACC
Nogent-le-Rotrou Eure-et-Loir9,29216C+A−C−C+
Val-au-Perche3,33617AABA−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Loisail

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Loisail is a commune of 135 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne au Perche. 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
135 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne au Perche
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
2 sq mi (5.2 km²)
INSEE code
61229

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.