About 86 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.

Ages and diplomas in Sévigny
	Sévigny	Orne median	France median
Under 15	15%	14%	17%
15–24	5.5%	9.4%	11%
25–44	17%	19%	23%
45–64	30%	26%	26%
65+	33%	31%	22%
No diploma	18%	30%	19%
CAP or BEP	34%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	14%	15%	18%
Higher education	26%	19%	30%

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Ages56.8 median age · 33% are 65 or over Households150 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad1.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Sévigny?”

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

History

12% of Sévigny’s homes were built before 1919 (Orne towns 21%, compared French towns 7.4%)

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sévigny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

19th c.

oldest protected part

1995

first monument protected

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Age of homes12% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Sévigny?”

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

Work & commute

Sévigny has lower unemployment than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9%

Sévigny sits below both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Sévigny has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 5.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

Bicycle4%

Public transport2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

On foot0%

jobs based in Sévigny, 0.2 per working resident

6.9%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,100

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,100 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

That puts Sévigny above Orne’s towns (86.1%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%).

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Sévigny88.0%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Sévigny94.2%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollège	Collège	44	91%+1 pt
Lycée polyvalent Mézeray GabrielNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	182	96%−1 pt
Collège Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège	Collège	60	93%+3 pts

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96%

passed the general and technological bac, −1 pt against the expected rate

92%

passed the vocational bac, +2.9 pts against the expected rate

88.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −0.2 pts against the expected rate

1.6 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges88.0% passed the brevet · Three collèges within 5 km Lycées94.2% passed the bac · Two lycées within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Sévigny is €9.23/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.23/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sévigny€9.23/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Orne median€8.77/m²

€9.23/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.57 to €12.98/m² a month)

€7.24/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.23/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sévigny

13pages on Sévigny

The big questions

SchoolsThree collèges and two lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 1.9 mi away Housing9 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors29% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 56.8 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Sévigny has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Inscrit

Tuilerie de la Maison NeuveIndustrial building · 19th c.

Classé

Église Saint-MartinChurch · 16th c. · in Argentan, 1.9 mi

Classé

Menhir dit la Pierre au BordeuStanding stone · Prehistory · in Tournai-sur-Dive, 3.4 mi

Classé

Manoir de PommereuxManor house · 15th c. · in Monts-sur-Orne, 4.7 mi

Famous people from Sévigny

One notable person was born in Sévigny.

Their page →

Albert Pierre DornoisFrench painter · 1848–1923

Sévigny’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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ArgentanGouffern en AugeFalaiseVimoutiersSéesSaint-Pierre-en-AugeSévigny

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sévigny	308	—	—	—	—	—
Argentan	13,527	2.2	B	A⁻	D	B
Gouffern en Auge	3,636	5.7	A	A⁻	A⁻	A⁻
Falaise Calvados	7,680	11	C⁻	B	D	D
Vimoutiers	2,978	15	C	A	C⁻	C
Sées	4,168	15	B⁺	A	C⁻	A⁻
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge Calvados	7,100	16	C	A⁻	C⁺	C⁺

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

About Sévigny

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Sévigny is a commune of 308 people in the Communauté de communes Terres d'Argentan Interco. 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: 308 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Terres d'Argentan Interco
Département: Orne (61)
Région: Normandy
Area: 3 sq mi (7.7 km²)
INSEE code: 61472

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 October 30, 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.