Mauves-sur-Huisne has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 25% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Mauves-sur-Huisne stand out
The 3 things Mauves-sur-Huisne does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mauves-sur-Huisne.
Who lives here
Mauves-sur-Huisne has fewer young adults than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.3% are 15 to 24
54.5median age
32% of residents are 65 or over, close to Orne’s towns (31%) and above compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15. Typical age in Mauves-sur-Huisne: 54.5, the median.
Mauves-sur-HuisneOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education24%
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
Old homes shape Mauves-sur-Huisne: 43% were built before 1919, more than in Orne’s towns and across compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Mauves-sur-Huisne has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Mauves-sur-Huisne are out of work than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.5%
7%walk, cycle or take transit
For its 200 residents in work, Mauves-sur-Huisne has 150 jobs: 0.6 each. At the census, 7.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,390 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Mauves-sur-Huisne, 0.6 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The median sale price of homes in Mauves-sur-Huisne is €1,205/m²
€1,205/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.63/m² a month, near Orne’s towns (€8.77/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Mauves-sur-Huisne: 35 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €6.41/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mauves-sur-Huisne€1,205/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Orne median€1,331/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,205/m²
35
€8.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.65 to €11.18/m² a month)
€6.41/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Mauves-sur-Huisne is a commune of 533 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
533 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne au Perche
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
5.6 sq mi (14.5 km²)
INSEE code
61255
Mauves-sur-Huisne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.