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A town of 62 in Orne, Normandy.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Germain-le-Vieux has none. Second homes make up 12% of its housing. Over-65s are just over a third of the population.
The 2 things Saint-Germain-le-Vieux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Germain-le-Vieux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Martin, in Sées, 6.2 mi away.
54% 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-Germain-le-Vieux.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.1% of the town. Children under 15 make up 18%, above both Orne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). 27% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Germain-le-Vieux | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
25.0% of Saint-Germain-le-Vieux’s 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.
A house rents for an estimated €7.92/m² a month. The market in Saint-Germain-le-Vieux: 2 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Germain-le-Vieux 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-Germain-le-Vieux 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-Germain-le-Vieux | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sées | 4,168 | 6.3 | B+ | A | C− | A− |
| Mortagne-au-Perche | 3,898 | 13 | B | A | C+ | C+ |
| Gouffern en Auge | 3,636 | 15 | A | A− | A− | A− |
| Tourouvre au Perche | 2,955 | 15 | A− | A | A | C+ |
| Alençon | 25,490 | 16 | C | A− | D− | B− |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis | 3,636 | 17 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Saint-Germain-le-Vieux is a commune of 62 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Haute Sarthe. 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 8, 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.