Housing is within reach (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Add schools to its strengths (A): bac results 2.4 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3.3 points above the expected rate. Walkability is its weak spot — 24% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median home sells for €1,545/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Magny-le-Désert has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Magny-le-Désert with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Magny-le-Désert.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
On foot, Magny-le-Désert works less well than 96% of compared French towns
The unemployment rate comes to 6.8%. The median disposable income was €26,260 a year per consumption unit, higher than Orne’s towns (€23,600) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Magny-le-Désert has 400 jobs for 600 working residents, 0.7 per worker.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
400
jobs based in Magny-le-Désert, 0.7 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 4% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Brevet results near Magny-le-Désert run high: 92.7% passed, above Orne’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 94% of 49 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. Near Magny-le-Désert, 96.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Orne’s towns (94.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 1.1 mi away.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Magny-le-Désert run below what its ages would predict: 72 per 100 expected, fewer than Orne’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Orne can expect 84.6 years and a boy 79.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 98 residents of Magny-le-Désert died, against 137 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 28% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Magny-le-Désert is Centre hospitalier les Andaines, 1.3 mi away.
−28%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw72
Adjusted72
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Magny-le-Désert · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier les Andaines
14.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Jacques Monod Flers
84.6 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Orne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
15% are under 15, close to Orne’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town. Graduates make up 21% of adults.
51.4median age
Magny-le-DésertOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Magny-le-Désert keeps more of its old housing than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. Magny-le-Désert has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Magny-le-Désert
Is Magny-le-Désert safe?
Magny-le-Désert has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 3.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Magny-le-Désert good?
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 66 candidates passed the bac at Lycée des Andaines in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Magny-le-Désert expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Magny-le-Désert grades A for cost of living.
About Magny-le-Désert
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Magny-le-Désert is a commune of 1,391 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
Population
1,391 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Fertois et du Bocage Carrougien
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.
