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Home to 210 people, this town lies in Orne, Normandy.
Neauphe-sous-Essai has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Neauphe-sous-Essai as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Martin, in Sées, 2.8 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Neauphe-sous-Essai. Best known first.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées4.9 km north, in Sées
MuseumMusée départemental d'art religieux de Sées4.9 km north, in SéesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Martin de Sées4.6 km north, in SéesChâteauChâteauPalais d'Argentré4.9 km north, in SéesChâteauChâteauMotte castrale de la Butte Saint-Pierre4.6 km northwest, in SéesZooZooParc Animalier d'Écouves4.6 km west, in Le BouillonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Neauphe-sous-Essai.
25% of residents are 65 or over, between Orne’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 17% of the town. The median resident of Neauphe-sous-Essai is 44.3 years old.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Neauphe-sous-Essai | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 2.2% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,430 a year per consumption unit. At the census, nearly a tenth of working residents in Neauphe-sous-Essai didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Nicolas-Jacques ContéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 68 | 81%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Neauphe-sous-Essai: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.77/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Neauphe-sous-Essai is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Neauphe-sous-Essai as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neauphe-sous-Essai | 210 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sées | 4,168 | 3.1 | B+ | A | C− | A− |
| Alençon | 25,490 | 10 | C | A− | D− | B− |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis | 3,636 | 12 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
| Gouffern en Auge | 3,636 | 15 | A | A− | A− | A− |
| Argentan | 13,527 | 16 | B | A− | D | B |
| Mortagne-au-Perche | 3,898 | 16 | B | A | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Neauphe-sous-Essai is a commune of 210 people in the Communauté de communes des Sources de l'Orne. 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
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 4, 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.