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Montreuil-la-CambeOrne

A town of 80 in Orne, Normandy.

Is Montreuil-la-Cambe a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Montreuil-la-Cambe falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 14% of its housing. Over-65s are 34% of the population.

What makes Montreuil-la-Cambe stand out

The 2 things Montreuil-la-Cambe does most differently from other towns.

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Montreuil-la-Cambe’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Montreuil-la-Cambe’s story

No historic monuments in Montreuil-la-Cambe

The Culture ministry lists no building in Montreuil-la-Cambe as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit Pierre-Levée, in Fontaine-les-Bassets, 2.5 mi away.

47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montreuil-la-Cambe.

Who lives here

Older residents shape Montreuil-la-Cambe: 34% are 65 or over, above Orne’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 23% of adults. 16% are under 15, above Orne’s towns (14%) but below compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town.

49median age
Montreuil-la-CambeOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montreuil-la-Cambe
Montreuil-la-CambeOrne medianFrance median
Under 1516%14%17%
15–2410%9.4%11%
25–4416%19%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+34%31%22%
No diploma20%30%19%
CAP or BEP35%30%26%
Baccalauréat17%15%18%
Higher education23%19%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Montreuil-la-Cambe are out of work than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.7%

50 jobs are based in Montreuil-la-Cambe, for 50 working residents (0.9 per worker). No commute at all: 2.9% of working residents here at the census.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving97%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Montreuil-la-Cambe, 0.9 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

94.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 10 points above the expected rate

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

A collège lies 2.9 mi away.

94.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Montreuil-la-Cambe94.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège André MalrauxNearest collègeCollègeCollège5494%+10 pts
94.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +10 pts against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Montreuil-la-Cambe costs an estimated advertised €10.76/m² a month, against €8.77/m² in Orne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in Montreuil-la-Cambe.

€10.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montreuil-la-Cambe€10.76/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€10.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.24 to €14.06/m² a month)
€9.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montreuil-la-Cambe

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Landmarks

Nothing in Montreuil-la-Cambe is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Montreuil-la-Cambe

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montreuil-la-Cambe yet.

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Montreuil-la-Cambe’s neighbors

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

All towns in Orne →
Gouffern en AugeVimoutiersSaint-Pierre-en-AugeArgentanFalaiseLivarot-Pays-d'AugeGouffern en AugeVimoutiersSaint-Pierre-en-AugeArgentanFalaiseLivarot-Pays-d'AugeMontreuil-la-Cambe
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montreuil-la-Cambe80—————
Gouffern en Auge3,6368.2AA−A−A−
Vimoutiers2,9788.4CAC−C
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge Calvados7,1008.9CA−C+C+
Argentan13,52710BA−DB
Falaise Calvados7,68010C−BDD
Livarot-Pays-d'Auge Calvados6,20712CBB+C

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

About Montreuil-la-Cambe

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Montreuil-la-Cambe is a commune of 80 people in the Communauté de communes Terres d'Argentan Interco. 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
80 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terres d'Argentan Interco
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.7 km²)
INSEE code
61291

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 November 9, 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.