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A town of 133 in Orne, Normandy.

Is Roiville a good place to live?

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

What makes Roiville stand out

The one thing Roiville does most differently from other towns.

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Manoir du Mesnil
Manoir du Mesnil · Inscrit · Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 4.0
Roiville’s story

Roiville in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.

47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1981First protected: Manoir du Mesnil
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roiville.

History

Roiville keeps more of its old housing than Orne or compared French towns: 47% built before 1919

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

Roiville sits above both Orne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Roiville, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1981
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Roiville are 15 to 24: 7.5%, fewer than in Orne’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Roiville below both Orne’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). 25% of residents are 65 or over.

49.5median age
RoivilleOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Roiville
RoivilleOrne medianFrance median
Under 1517%14%17%
15–247.5%9.4%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+25%31%22%
No diploma26%30%19%
CAP or BEP26%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%15%18%
Higher education20%19%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Roiville are out of work than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.4%

On this, Roiville is below both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Roiville has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 5.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Roiville, 0.4 per working resident
5.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Roiville is €10.06/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.

€10.06/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Roiville€10.06/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€10.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.19 to €14.07/m² a month)
€6.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Le Mesnil de Roiville and 8 more in and around Roiville

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Roiville. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Roiville

12pages on Roiville

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Manoir du Mesnil: Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Roiville

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Roiville yet.

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Roiville’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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VimoutiersLivarot-Pays-d'AugeGouffern en AugeLa Ferté-en-OucheSaint-Pierre-en-AugeArgentanVimoutiersLivarot-Pays-d'AugeGouffern en AugeLa Ferté-en-OucheSaint-Pierre-en-AugeArgentanRoiville
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Roiville133—————
Vimoutiers2,9783.4CAC−C
Livarot-Pays-d'Auge Calvados6,2078.9CBB+C
Gouffern en Auge3,6369.5AA−A−A−
La Ferté-en-Ouche2,93812B−AA−D
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge Calvados7,10014CA−C+C+
Argentan13,52715BA−DB

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

About Roiville

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Roiville is a commune of 133 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault. 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
133 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
3.2 sq mi (8.2 km²)
INSEE code
61351

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.