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A town in Orne, Normandy, home to 423 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Pierre-la-Bruyère is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 12% of homes.
The one thing Saint-Pierre-la-Bruyère does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Pierre-la-Bruyère as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Hilaire, in Nogent-le-Rotrou, 2.4 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Pierre-la-Bruyère 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-Pierre-la-Bruyère.
Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, higher than Orne’s towns (19%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). A quarter of residents have reached 65. Typical age in Saint-Pierre-la-Bruyère: 48.9, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Pierre-la-Bruyère | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 2.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 50 jobs are based in Saint-Pierre-la-Bruyère, for 200 working residents (0.2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €26,720 a year per consumption unit, above Orne’s towns (€23,600) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.5 mi away. At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Pierre-la-Bruyère, 92.6% passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and below Orne’s towns (94.2%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre BrossoletteNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 79 | 80%−8 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Rémi BelleauNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 224 | 98%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.68/m² a month. Saint-Pierre-la-Bruyère recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Pierre-la-Bruyère. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Pierre-la-Bruyère yet.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Saint-Pierre-la-Bruyère is a commune of 423 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur du 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
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-Pierre-la-Bruyère | 423 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou Eure-et-Loir | 9,292 | 2.9 | C+ | A− | C− | C+ |
| Val-au-Perche | 3,336 | 7.9 | A | A | B | A− |
| La Loupe Eure-et-Loir | 3,191 | 12 | B− | A− | D | C− |
| Longny les Villages | 2,811 | 13 | B+ | A | B | C+ |
| La Ferté-Bernard Sarthe | 8,740 | 14 | B+ | A− | C− | A− |
| Cherré-Au Sarthe | 2,758 | 14 | — | A− | — | A− |
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 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.