Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. With a B overall, Mortagne-au-Perche is better than 56% of compared French towns. That places it #14 of 19 in Orne. Walkability is a strength too: 71% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 23% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. What holds it back is schools (C) — bac results 1.5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4 points below the expected rate.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Mortagne-au-Perche 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 Mortagne-au-Perche.
History
Mortagne-au-Perche is rich in protected monuments: 44 per 10,000 residents, more than in Orne’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Mortagne-au-Perche is Ancienne collégiale de Toussaint. The town has 17 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 6 classé, the highest protection, and 11 inscrit, the second level. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2025. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 9 of 17.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A
The median home in Mortagne-au-Perche sells for €1,547/m², against €1,331/m² in Orne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €8.77/m² a month, near Orne’s towns (€8.77/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.29/m² a month. Sales in Mortagne-au-Perche from July 2023 to June 2026: 123 houses and apartments.
€1,547/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mortagne-au-Perche€1,547/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Orne median€1,331/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,538/m²
117
€8.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.76 to €11.40/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,620
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne au Perche
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Mortagne-au-Perche has higher unemployment than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 14.1%
Jobs located in Mortagne-au-Perche: 3,250, for 1,400 residents in work (2.4 each). The median disposable income is €23,270 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 4.9% of working residents in Mortagne-au-Perche to work at the census.
23%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
On foot16%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
3,250
jobs based in Mortagne-au-Perche, 2.4 per working resident
14.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Mortagne-au-Perche: 13% are 15 to 24, above Orne’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 11%, below both Orne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a third of residents. Typical age in Mortagne-au-Perche: 50, the median.
50median age
Mortagne-au-PercheOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 82 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Exam results around Mortagne-au-Perche trail 70% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 91% of 32 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. Near Mortagne-au-Perche, 85.9% of collège pupils passed the brevet, about level with Orne’s towns (86.1%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). Its collèges and lycées rank #10 of 13 in Orne on results.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Mortagne-au-Perche is higher than in 64% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Mortagne-au-Perche, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). In 2025, 110 offenses were recorded locally. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 13.9 violent offenses and 10.7 graded property crimes a year.
13.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage39
Sexual violence22
Family violence17
Other physical violence16
Burglary11
Theft from vehicles5
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence25
Fraud20
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
13.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
110
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (3.0% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C+
Adjusted for age and care homes, Mortagne-au-Perche sees more deaths than 56% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Orne: 84.6 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 938 residents of Mortagne-au-Perche died, against 782 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% more. Its two care homes for older people (227 places) count their residents as Mortagne-au-Perche’s; allowing for them, deaths were 10% below expected. For a family doctor, residents of Mortagne-au-Perche can choose among 9 GPs.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Mortagne-au-Perche · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Marguerite de Lorraine Mortagne
17.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de L Aigle
84.6 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Orne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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Mortagne-au-Perche’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mortagne-au-Perche
Is Mortagne-au-Perche safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #12 of 19 in Orne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 39 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Mortagne-au-Perche good?
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns and #10 of 13 in Orne. 96% of 85 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Monnet in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mortagne-au-Perche expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mortagne-au-Perche grades A for cost of living.
About Mortagne-au-Perche
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Mortagne-au-Perche is a commune of 3,898 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
3,898 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne au Perche
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.
