Château de Saint-Sauveur · Classé · Photo: L. Lacoste · Public domain
Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne’s story
Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne, above Orne’s towns and compared French towns
44.1median age
Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, above Orne’s towns (19%) but below compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. 8.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Sainte-Honorine-la-ChardonneOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
Only 5.2% of commuters in Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne go to work without a car, fewer than in Orne’s towns and across compared French towns
5%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 7.1%, lower than both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 100 jobs are based in Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne, for 300 working residents (0.3 per worker). Median disposable income is €25,690 a year for each consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne, 0.3 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent in Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne is €9.38/m² a month, against €8.77/m² in Orne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
€1,096/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 30 homes in Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne€1,096/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Orne median€1,331/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,096/m²
30
€9.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.49 to €11.74/m² a month)
€6.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne is a commune of 684 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Flers Agglo. 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
684 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Flers Agglo
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
5.6 sq mi (14.6 km²)
INSEE code
61407
Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
