Cost of living is its strong suit: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Work and incomes lag: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 11.0% unemployment. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Second homes make up 17% of its housing.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Sablons sur Huisne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Sablons sur Huisne with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sablons sur Huisne.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Sablons sur Huisne than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,640 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 5.6% of working residents in Sablons sur Huisne didn’t travel to work at all. Bus, tram or train carried 3.4% of working residents in Sablons sur Huisne to work at the census.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
500
jobs based in Sablons sur Huisne, 0.6 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 26% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
More deaths than expected: Sablons sur Huisne is above 73% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Sablons sur Huisne’s deaths ran at 97 per 100 expected, above Orne’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88) alike. 175 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 181: 3% below. Life expectancy at birth in Orne is 84.6 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Sablons sur Huisne · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Nogent le Rotrou Nouvel Hopital
28.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de L Aigle
84.6 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Orne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Renting in Sablons sur Huisne costs an estimated advertised €11.82/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.
The median price, €1,287/m², comes from 65 sales of houses and apartments in Sablons sur Huisne from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 98% were houses. House rents are put at about €7.20/m² a month.
€1,287/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sablons sur Huisne€1,287/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Orne median€1,331/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,298/m²
64
€11.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.58 to €14.59/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.20/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,650
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Cœur du Perche
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Sablons sur Huisne: 33% were built before 1919, more than in both Orne’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Sablons sur Huisne; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Under 15: 17% of residents. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, between Orne’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 19% have a degree.
46.7median age
Sablons sur HuisneOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Sablons sur Huisne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
For 2025, the figures show 21 offenses in Sablons sur Huisne. Graded property crimes ran at 10.8 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 2.6 (2023–2025 average). Of the graded crimes in the town, burglary came up most often (2025).
2.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary11
Criminal damage10
Armed robbery0
Fraud11
Theft without violence8
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
2.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
26.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 26.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Villeray and 2 more in and around Sablons sur Huisne
Heritage in and near Sablons sur Huisne. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sablons sur Huisne
Is Sablons sur Huisne safe?
Sablons sur Huisne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 10 acts of criminal damage.
Is Sablons sur Huisne expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,287/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sablons sur Huisne grades B for cost of living.
About Sablons sur Huisne
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Sablons sur Huisne is a commune of 1,976 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.
