Sap-en-Auge is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 12% of its homes are second homes. The median home sells for €796/m². Just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Sap-en-Auge stand out
The 3 things Sap-en-Auge does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sap-en-Auge.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Sap-en-Auge than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.5% of the town, below Orne’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 35% of residents are 65 or over. Among adults, 16% have a degree.
54median age
Sap-en-AugeOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma35%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Sap-en-Auge keeps more of its old housing than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sap-en-Auge, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2002. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1979
first monument protected
2002
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Sap-en-Auge, 14.1%, runs above Orne’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income is €22,060 a year per consumption unit. Sap-en-Auge has 350 jobs for 300 working residents, 1.2 per worker. No commute at all: just over a tenth of working residents here at the census.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot12%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
350
jobs based in Sap-en-Auge, 1.2 per working resident
14.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Sap-en-Auge
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Sap-en-Auge is a commune of 926 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault. 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
926 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
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.
