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With 70 residents, it is a town in Orne, Normandy.
There are no grades for Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 20% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 37% of the population.
The 2 things Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison natale de Charlotte Corday, dite Ferme du Ronceray ou des Lignerits, in Les Champeaux, 2.7 mi away.
64% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons 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-Gervais-des-Sablons.
Degrees are held by 30% of adults, above Orne’s towns (19%) and close to compared French towns (30%). 5.9% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up 37% of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.9% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.4% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Public transport took 7.4% of Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons’ working residents 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 €9.98/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons yet.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons is a commune of 70 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
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-Gervais-des-Sablons | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vimoutiers | 2,978 | 6 | C | A | C− | C |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Auge Calvados | 7,100 | 8.4 | C | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Gouffern en Auge | 3,636 | 8.7 | A | A− | A− | A− |
| Livarot-Pays-d'Auge Calvados | 6,207 | 9.5 | C | B | B+ | C |
| Argentan | 13,527 | 12 | B | A− | D | B |
| Falaise Calvados | 7,680 | 12 | C− | B | D | D |
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.