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Neuvy-au-HoulmeOrne

With 195 residents, it is a town in Orne, Normandy.

Is Neuvy-au-Houlme a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Neuvy-au-Houlme falls below the line for grades. 13% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 33% of the population.

What makes Neuvy-au-Houlme stand out

The 2 things Neuvy-au-Houlme does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Dolmen dit Pierre-aux-Bignes
Dolmen dit Pierre-aux-Bignes · Classé · Photo: Milka-berger · CC BY-SA 3.0
Neuvy-au-Houlme’s story

Neuvy-au-Houlme in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Neuvy-au-Houlme: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1931.

55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1931First protected: Dolmen dit Pierre-aux-Bignes
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Neuvy-au-Houlme.

Who lives here

Few people in Neuvy-au-Houlme are 15 to 24: 5.6%, fewer than in Orne’s towns and compared French towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up a third of residents. 14% are under 15, close to Orne’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 26% of adults.

53.8median age
Neuvy-au-HoulmeOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Neuvy-au-Houlme
Neuvy-au-HoulmeOrne medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–245.6%9.4%11%
25–4417%19%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+33%31%22%
No diploma25%30%19%
CAP or BEP31%30%26%
Baccalauréat13%15%18%
Higher education26%19%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Neuvy-au-Houlme: 55% were built before 1919, more than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Neuvy-au-Houlme is Dolmen dit Pierre-aux-Bignes.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1931
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

More people in Neuvy-au-Houlme are out of work than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.1%

The median disposable income was €26,040 a year per consumption unit, higher than Orne’s towns (€23,600) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Neuvy-au-Houlme holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. The census found 6.2% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Neuvy-au-Houlme, 0.8 per working resident
14.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
16%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Neuvy-au-Houlme costs an estimated advertised €10.53/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 5 homes in Neuvy-au-Houlme.

€10.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Neuvy-au-Houlme€10.53/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€10.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.39 to €13.23/m² a month)
€7.02/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 Neuvy-au-Houlme

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Landmarks

Neuvy-au-Houlme has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Dolmen dit Pierre-aux-Bignes: Photo: Milka-berger · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Neuvy-au-Houlme

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Neuvy-au-Houlme yet.

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Neuvy-au-Houlme’s neighbors

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

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FalaiseArgentanAthis-Val de RouvreGouffern en AugeSaint-Pierre-en-AugeCondé-en-NormandieFalaiseArgentanAthis-Val de RouvreGouffern en AugeSaint-Pierre-en-AugeCondé-en-NormandieNeuvy-au-Houlme
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Neuvy-au-Houlme195—————
Falaise Calvados7,6805.3C−BDD
Argentan13,5279.8BA−DB
Athis-Val de Rouvre4,20113A+AA+B+
Gouffern en Auge3,63614AA−A−A−
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge Calvados7,10016CA−C+C+
Condé-en-Normandie Calvados5,98517C+ACC−

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

About Neuvy-au-Houlme

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Neuvy-au-Houlme is a commune of 195 people in the Communauté de communes du Val d'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

Population
195 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val d'Orne
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
6 sq mi (15.6 km²)
INSEE code
61308

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.