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A town of 291 in Orne, Normandy.

Is Torchamp a good place to live?

Torchamp is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Torchamp stand out

The one thing Torchamp does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Poulpy · CC BY-SA 3.0
Torchamp’s story

Torchamp in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1974.

29% 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 Torchamp.

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

8.8% of residents are 15 to 24 and 27% are 65 or over, against 9.4% and 31% in the median compared commune of Orne. 24% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Orne 19%, France 30%).

51.5median age
TorchampOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Torchamp
TorchampOrne medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–248.8%9.4%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+27%31%22%
No diploma25%30%19%
CAP or BEP30%30%26%
Baccalauréat16%15%18%
Higher education24%19%30%

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

History

Torchamp keeps more of its old housing than Orne or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919

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

On this, Torchamp is above both Orne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Torchamp, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1974
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Torchamp are out of work than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.1%

In the comparison, Torchamp comes below both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Torchamp has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 5.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Torchamp, 0.4 per working resident
4.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
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 Torchamp costs less than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.56/m² a month

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

For Torchamp, that is below both Orne’s towns (€8.77/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€6.56/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Torchamp€6.56/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€6.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.05 to €8.53/m² a month)
€6.37/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Torchamp

11pages on Torchamp

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Torchamp

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Torchamp yet.

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Torchamp’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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Domfront en PoiraieAmbrières-les-ValléesRives d'AndaineBagnoles de l'Orne NormandieMortain-BocageTinchebray-BocageDomfront en PoiraieAmbrières-les-ValléesRives d'AndaineBagnoles de l'Orne NormandieMortain-BocageTinchebray-BocageTorchamp
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Torchamp291—————
Domfront en Poiraie4,1133.5A+AA−B−
Ambrières-les-Vallées Mayenne2,6199.7—A+—C+
Rives d'Andaine2,84410—A—B−
Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie2,69912A+B+A−A
Mortain-Bocage Manche2,96113A−A+CA−
Tinchebray-Bocage4,81315A+A+A+B

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

About Torchamp

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Torchamp is a commune of 291 people in the Communauté de communes Andaine - Passais. 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
291 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Andaine - Passais
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
5.7 sq mi (14.7 km²)
INSEE code
61487

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.