2% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; Mont-Ormel has 25%. 8% of households have no car, or about one in 13. Households headed by a manager or professional are more common here than in 94% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Orne median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Mont-Ormel
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 10 second homes and occasional dwellings in Mont-Ormel, 24% of its 41 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Mont-Ormel had 58 residents at the 2012 census and 50 in 2023, down 14%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 6 homes empty (16%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Mont-Ormel’s residents are under 50.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 29% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 94% of compared French towns, at 24%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Empty homes: 16%, above 97% of compared French towns. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
−14% since 2012: slower than 99% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The median Orne town changed −5% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −9% and the next six −6%.
A median age of 50.8: Mont-Ormel is older than 85% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mont-Ormel 50.8. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over; in Mont-Ormel, 29%.
Women and men · all residents
41% women, 59% men
About 70 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
25 households; 25% are one person
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Orne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2 people. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Mont-Ormel sits below 83% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (25%)
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 2% in Mont-Ormel, less than in 92% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Foreign nationals are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Mont-Ormel sits below 99% of compared French towns for single residents (12%)
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 28% of residents 15 and over are married in Mont-Ormel. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Above 63% of compared French towns: 21% of adults out of school have no qualification
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Roughly three in ten: 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. By way of comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 11th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Median age: 2 of the 6 towns around Mont-Ormel are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-Ormel | 50.8 | 29% | 24% | 2% |
| Gouffern en Auge 3,636 · 4.6 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 11% | 3.1% |
| Vimoutiers 2,978 · 6.7 mi | 60.1 | 43% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| Argentan 13,527 · 10.1 mi | 46.3 | 27% | 2.3% | 8.2% |
| Livarot-Pays-d'Auge 6,207 · 12.3 mi | 46.1 | 25% | 16% | 2.2% |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Auge 7,100 · 14.1 mi | 49.7 | 29% | 7.8% | 2.8% |
| Sées 4,168 · 15.9 mi | 51.8 | 33% | 2.9% | 1.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Mont-Ormel
What is the population of Mont-Ormel?
50 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% fewer than in 2012 (58).
How old are Mont-Ormel’s residents?
The median age is 50.8, older than 85% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mont-Ormel?
10, with occasional dwellings: 24% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mont-Ormel?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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