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Saint-Jouin-de-BlavouOrne

The town has 311 residents and lies in Orne, Normandy.

Is Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou out for now. Second homes make up 17% of its housing.

What makes Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou stand out

The one thing Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou does most differently from other towns.

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Château de Chanceaux et sa chapelle
Château de Chanceaux et sa chapelle · Classé · Photo: Pucesurvitaminee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou’s story

Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou in pictures

Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

57% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1978First protected: Château de Chanceaux et sa chapelle
  • 1997Most recently protected: Manoir de Blavou
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: 38% of adults

Children under 15 make up 14%, close to Orne’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents. Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents.

48.5median age
Saint-Jouin-de-BlavouOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou
Saint-Jouin-de-BlavouOrne medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–2411%9.4%11%
25–4420%19%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+25%31%22%
No diploma15%30%19%
CAP or BEP21%30%26%
Baccalauréat23%15%18%
Higher education38%19%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou keeps more of its old housing than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 57% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou is Château de Chanceaux et sa chapelle. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1978
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 9.2%

Jobs located in Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.4 each). Half of residents lived on more than €25,070 a year per consumption unit, above Orne’s towns (€23,600) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 7.8% of working residents in Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou to work at the census.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving70%
Public transport8%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
50
jobs based in Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou, 0.4 per working resident
9.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
16%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou is €8.38/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Renting a house costs an estimated €6.41/m² a month. Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou recorded 8 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.38/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou€8.38/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€8.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.40 to €10.98/m² a month)
€6.41/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou

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Landmarks

Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Manoir de Blavou: Photo: Pucesurvitaminee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Chanceaux et sa chapelle: Photo: Pucesurvitaminee · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou yet.

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Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Mortagne-au-PercheMamersTourouvre au PercheLongny les VillagesVal-au-PercheSéesMortagne-au-PercheMamersTourouvre au PercheLongny les VillagesVal-au-PercheSéesSaint-Jouin-de-Blavou
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou311—————
Mortagne-au-Perche3,8985.8BAC+C+
Mamers Sarthe4,9968.5BACC
Tourouvre au Perche2,95513A−AAC+
Longny les Villages2,81115B+ABC+
Val-au-Perche3,33616AABA−
Sées4,16818B+AC−A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Saint-Jouin-de-Blavou is a commune of 311 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne au 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

Population
311 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne au Perche
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
6.9 sq mi (17.9 km²)
INSEE code
61411

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.