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PervenchèresOrne

A town of 344 in Orne, Normandy.

Population
344
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.38
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€22,250
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
13%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Pervenchères a good place to live?

Pervenchères is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Pervenchères stand out

The one thing Pervenchères does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
23%2%PervenchèresMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
23% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Pervenchères’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Pervenchères’ story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pervenchères, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1974.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

René Dupray de La Mahérie, born in 1887, is the one person born in Pervenchères before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1974First protected: Manoir de Vauvineux
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pervenchères.

Who lives here

Few people in Pervenchères are 15 to 24: 6.1%, fewer than in Orne’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Pervenchères comes below both Orne’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 19% of the town.

48median age
PervenchèresOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Pervenchères
PervenchèresOrne medianFrance median
Under 1519%14%17%
15–246.1%9.4%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+26%31%22%
No diploma18%30%19%
CAP or BEP34%30%26%
Baccalauréat14%15%18%
Higher education30%19%30%
Full pagePervenchères’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages48 median age · 26% are 65 or overHouseholds160 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad5.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Pervenchères?”

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

History

Old homes shape Pervenchères: 40% 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.

For Pervenchères, that is above both Orne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pervenchères, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1974
first monument protected
Full pagePervenchères’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes40% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Pervenchères?”

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Pervenchères than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,250 a year per consumption unit

Pervenchères sits below both Orne’s towns (€23,600) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. Pervenchères has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Unemployment stands at 9.0%.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%
On foot5%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
100
jobs based in Pervenchères, 0.6 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pagePervenchères’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Median income€22,250 a year · Median income per consumption unitGetting to work13% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Pervenchères is €8.38/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€8.38/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Pervenchères€8.38/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€8.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.40 to €10.98/m² a month)
€6.41/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pagePervenchères’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.38/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pervenchères

12pages on Pervenchères
The big questions
Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 6.2 mi awayWork & commute100 jobs based hereHousing21 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 48History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

Pervenchères has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Inscrit
Manoir de VauvineuxManor house · 15th c.
Classé
Église Notre-DameChurch · 15th & 16th c. · in Mamers, 6.5 mi
Classé
Domaine des JoncheretsChâteau · 18th c. · in La Mesnière, 7 mi
Classé
Château du Tertre (également sur commune de Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bel…Château · 17th & 18th c. · in Belforêt-en-Perche, 8 mi

Famous people from Pervenchères

2 notable people were born in Pervenchères.

Their page →
J
Jean TaralonFrench writer · 1909–1996
R
René Dupray de La MahérieFrench politician (1887–1933)

Pervenchères’ 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 →
MamersMortagne-au-PercheAlençonTourouvre au PercheSéesSaint-Germain-du-CorbéisMamersMortagne-au-PercheAlençonTourouvre au PercheSéesSaint-Germain-du-CorbéisPervenchères
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pervenchères344—————
Mamers Sarthe4,9966.7BACC
Mortagne-au-Perche3,8988BAC+C+
Alençon25,49015CA−D−B−
Tourouvre au Perche2,95515A−AAC+
Sées4,16816B+AC−A−
Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis3,63616B+AB−A−

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

About Pervenchères

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Pervenchères is a commune of 344 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
344 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne au Perche
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
11 sq mi (28.6 km²)
INSEE code
61327

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 October 30, 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.