One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. With an A+ overall, Tinchebray-Bocage is better than almost every compared French town. Its place in the ranking is #1 of 19 in Orne. Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. School results are strong: brevet results 7 points above the expected rate. The catch is jobs & income: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 9.2% unemployment. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for health and C+ for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Tinchebray-Bocage with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Église des Montiers · Classé · Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tinchebray-Bocage’s story
Tinchebray-Bocage in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Tinchebray-Bocage: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).
That’s 12 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 89% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1944First protected: Chapelle Saint-Rémy
1987Most recently protected: Filature de Rochefort
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tinchebray-Bocage.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Tinchebray-Bocage costs less than in both Orne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.37/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €971/m², comes from 199 sales of houses and apartments in Tinchebray-Bocage from July 2023 to June 2026. No town in Orne costs less to buy into than Tinchebray-Bocage, at €971/m², the lowest of 20. A house rents for an estimated €6.25/m² a month.
€971/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Tinchebray-Bocage€971/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Orne median€1,331/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€979/m²
195
€7.37/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.66 to €9.60/m² a month)
2.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.25/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Domfront Tinchebray Interco
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Tinchebray-Bocage records less crime per resident than 98% of compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Tinchebray-Bocage were family violence than anything else (2025). 2025 saw 53 offenses recorded here. The town comes 3rd of the 19 compared towns in Orne on the Safety Grade. Violence against people averaged 5.3 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 5.
5.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence30
Criminal damage14
Burglary9
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence20
Fraud18
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
53
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
12.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 12.5% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Tinchebray-Bocage keeps more of its old housing than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Tinchebray-Bocage: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Chapelle Saint-Rémy. Per 10,000 residents, Tinchebray-Bocage counts 12 protected monuments, below Orne’s towns (14) but above compared French towns (2.5). Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Tinchebray-Bocage hold a degree than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 18%
Children under 15 make up 15%, near Orne’s towns (14%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. Typical age in Tinchebray-Bocage: 49.6, the median.
49.6median age
Tinchebray-BocageOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%
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
HealthHealth B
Tinchebray-Bocage has a lower adjusted death rate than 61% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Orne live to 84.6 on average and men to 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 789 deaths in Tinchebray-Bocage between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 696: 13% above. The nearest emergency department to Tinchebray-Bocage is Centre hospitalier Jacques Monod Flers, 8.3 mi away.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Tinchebray-Bocage · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Jacques Monod Flers
8.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Jacques Monod Flers
84.6 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Orne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Tinchebray-Bocage than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 9.0%
9.2% of the labour force were unemployed, below Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The median disposable income is €23,600 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 5.5% of working residents in Tinchebray-Bocage didn’t travel to work at all.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
1,500
jobs based in Tinchebray-Bocage, 0.8 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 40% of compared French towns
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Tinchebray-Bocage: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).
Chapelle Saint-Rémy: Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne prison: Photo: hamon jp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir de la Guyonnière: Photo: Marssso7 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Filature de Rochefort: Photo: Entomolo · CC BY-SA 3.0
André Breton: Henri Manuel, Public domain · Edgard Le Bastard: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Charles Jacques Nicolas Duchâtel: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Tinchebray-Bocage’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Tinchebray-Bocage
Is Tinchebray-Bocage safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #3 of 19 in Orne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 14 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Tinchebray-Bocage good?
They grade A+, better than 98% of compared French towns and #1 of 13 in Orne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Tinchebray-Bocage expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €971/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Tinchebray-Bocage grades A+ for cost of living.
About Tinchebray-Bocage
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Tinchebray-Bocage is a commune of 4,813 people in the Communauté de communes Domfront Tinchebray 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
4,813 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Domfront Tinchebray Interco
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.
