Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Nicolas-de-Sommaire are 15 to 24: 8.5%, fewer than in Orne’s towns and compared French towns
The under-15s are 14% of the population here. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, below Orne’s towns (31%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 27% of adults.
47.2median age
Saint-Nicolas-de-SommaireOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP39%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Saint-Nicolas-de-Sommaire has lower unemployment than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5%
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,610 a year. At the census, 4.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Nicolas-de-Sommaire, 0.5 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Saint-Nicolas-de-Sommaire costs an estimated advertised €10.64/m² a month, against €8.77/m² in Orne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Saint-Nicolas-de-Sommaire recorded 5 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€10.64/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saint-Nicolas-de-Sommaire€10.64/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€10.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.50 to €13.33/m² a month)
€6.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Nicolas-de-Sommaire
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Saint-Nicolas-de-Sommaire is a commune of 261 people in the Communauté de communes des Pays de L'Aigle. 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
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.
