Moutiers-au-Perche has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 36% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Moutiers-au-Perche stand out
The 2 things Moutiers-au-Perche does most differently from other towns.
Église · Classé · Photo: Pucesurvitaminee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Moutiers-au-Perche’s story
Moutiers-au-Perche in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Moutiers-au-Perche: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1941.
49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moutiers-au-Perche.
Who lives here
Moutiers-au-Perche has fewer young adults than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7% are 15 to 24
Among adults, 28% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 12%, lower than both Orne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). 33% of residents have reached 65.
54.7median age
Moutiers-au-PercheOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 7.1% of commuters in Moutiers-au-Perche go to work without a car, fewer than in Orne’s towns and compared French towns
Of those in the labour force, 9.1% are unemployed. Moutiers-au-Perche holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €25,150 a year per consumption unit, higher than Orne’s towns (€23,600) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Moutiers-au-Perche, 0.4 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Moutiers-au-Perche
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Moutiers-au-Perche is a commune of 366 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur du 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
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.