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Sainte-Marie-la-RobertOrne

86 residents make their home in this town in Orne, Normandy.

Is Sainte-Marie-la-Robert a good place to live?

Sainte-Marie-la-Robert isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 15% of its housing. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Sainte-Marie-la-Robert stand out

The 2 things Sainte-Marie-la-Robert does most differently from other towns.

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Manoir · Inscrit · Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sainte-Marie-la-Robert’s story

Sainte-Marie-la-Robert in pictures

Sainte-Marie-la-Robert has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

77% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Marie-la-Robert.

Who lives here

Few people in Sainte-Marie-la-Robert are 15 to 24: 6.7%, fewer than in Orne’s towns and compared French towns

17% of adults hold a degree. Sainte-Marie-la-Robert has a median age of 58.1 years.

58.1median age
Sainte-Marie-la-RobertOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma34%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat10%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sainte-Marie-la-Robert
Sainte-Marie-la-RobertOrne medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–246.7%9.4%11%
25–4416%19%23%
45–6435%26%26%
65+28%31%22%
No diploma34%30%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat9.9%15%18%
Higher education17%19%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Sainte-Marie-la-Robert: 77% were built before 1919, more than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns

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Sainte-Marie-la-Robert has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Sainte-Marie-la-Robert has lower unemployment than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 2.7%

No commute at all: 11.1% of working residents in Sainte-Marie-la-Robert at the census.

17%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving69%
On foot14%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Sainte-Marie-la-Robert, 0.5 per working resident
2.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Sainte-Marie-la-Robert costs less than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.76/m² a month

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

The market in Sainte-Marie-la-Robert: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€7.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sainte-Marie-la-Robert€7.76/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€7.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.41 to €9.40/m² a month)
€7.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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Everything we know about Sainte-Marie-la-Robert

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Landmarks

Sainte-Marie-la-Robert has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Sainte-Marie-la-Robert

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Marie-la-Robert yet.

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Sainte-Marie-la-Robert’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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ArgentanLa Ferté MacéBagnoles de l'Orne NormandieSéesGouffern en AugeRives d'AndaineArgentanLa Ferté MacéBagnoles de l'Orne NormandieSéesGouffern en AugeRives d'AndaineSainte-Marie-la-Robert
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sainte-Marie-la-Robert86—————
Argentan13,5279.9BA−DB
La Ferté Macé5,07110BA−DC
Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie2,69914A+B+A−A
Sées4,16815B+AC−A−
Gouffern en Auge3,63615AA−A−A−
Rives d'Andaine2,84416—A—B−

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

About Sainte-Marie-la-Robert

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Sainte-Marie-la-Robert is a commune of 86 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Fertois et du Bocage Carrougien. 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
86 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Fertois et du Bocage Carrougien
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.5 km²)
INSEE code
61420

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 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.