Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 630 residents and lies in Orne, Normandy.
Saint-Mars-d'Égrenne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 11% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Saint-Mars-d'Égrenne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Mars-d'Égrenne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Polissoir dit La Pierre-Saint-Martin, in Saint-Cyr-du-Bailleul, 2.7 mi away.
30% 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-Mars-d'Égrenne.
Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Orne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 19% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Mars-d'Égrenne | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.5%, below both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 100 jobs are based in Saint-Mars-d'Égrenne, for 250 working residents (0.4 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,240 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The estimated advertised rent is €8.83/m² a month, close to Orne’s towns (€8.77/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 38 homes in Saint-Mars-d'Égrenne. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.37/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,008/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Mars-d'Égrenne 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-Mars-d'Égrenne 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-Mars-d'Égrenne | 630 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Domfront en Poiraie | 4,113 | 4.4 | A+ | A | A− | B− |
| Mortain-Bocage Manche | 2,961 | 11 | A− | A+ | C | A− |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées Mayenne | 2,619 | 11 | — | A+ | — | C+ |
| Rives d'Andaine | 2,844 | 13 | — | A | — | B− |
| Tinchebray-Bocage | 4,813 | 13 | A+ | A+ | A+ | B |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie | 2,699 | 14 | A+ | B+ | A− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Saint-Mars-d'Égrenne is a commune of 630 people in the Communauté de communes Andaine - Passais. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.