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A town of 203 in Orne, Normandy.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Germain-des-Grois is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just over two fifths of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Germain-des-Grois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Germain-des-Grois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Voré, in Rémalard en Perche, 3 mi away.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Germain-des-Grois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Germain-des-Grois.
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below both Orne’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are just over a quarter of the population. Graduates make up 29% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Germain-des-Grois | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Saint-Germain-des-Grois number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.5 per worker). At the census, 3.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Households’ median disposable income: €24,670 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 6.1 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul HarelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 47 | 94%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Saint-Germain-des-Grois: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and gardens in and near Saint-Germain-des-Grois. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Germain-des-Grois yet.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Saint-Germain-des-Grois is a commune of 203 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
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-Germain-des-Grois | 203 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou Eure-et-Loir | 9,292 | 6 | C+ | A− | C− | C+ |
| Longny les Villages | 2,811 | 9.5 | B+ | A | B | C+ |
| La Loupe Eure-et-Loir | 3,191 | 9.9 | B− | A− | D | C− |
| Val-au-Perche | 3,336 | 11 | A | A | B | A− |
| Senonches Eure-et-Loir | 3,045 | 14 | B | A | B− | D |
| Mortagne-au-Perche | 3,898 | 15 | B | A | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.