Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
142 people call this town in Orne, Normandy home.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes has none. 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Écouché-les-Vallées, 4 mi away.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes.
Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Orne’s towns (14%). Nearly a fifth of adults hold a degree. Residents of Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes have a median age of 45.7.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 8.1% are unemployed. Half of residents lived on more than €25,300 a year per consumption unit, above Orne’s towns (€23,600) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). 5.8% of Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes | 142 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argentan | 13,527 | 9 | B | A− | D | B |
| La Ferté Macé | 5,071 | 9.8 | B | A− | D | C |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie | 2,699 | 13 | A+ | B+ | A− | A |
| Falaise Calvados | 7,680 | 15 | C− | B | D | D |
| Gouffern en Auge | 3,636 | 15 | A | A− | A− | A− |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre | 4,201 | 15 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes is a commune of 142 people in the Communauté de communes Terres d'Argentan Interco. 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.