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This town in Orne, Normandy has a population of 202.

Is Vieux-Pont a good place to live?

There are no grades for Vieux-Pont: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 17% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Vieux-Pont stand out

The one thing Vieux-Pont does most differently from other towns.

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Vieux-Pont’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Vieux-Pont’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.

53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1995First protected: Manoir dit Le Désert
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The data

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History

Old homes shape Vieux-Pont: 53% were built before 1919, more than in Orne’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vieux-Pont, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1995
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Vieux-Pont has fewer young adults than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4% are 15 to 24

Among adults, 18% have a degree. 25% of residents are 65 or over, below Orne’s towns (31%) but above compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Vieux-Pont is 46.3 years old.

46.3median age
Vieux-PontOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vieux-Pont
Vieux-PontOrne medianFrance median
Under 1518%14%17%
15–246.4%9.4%11%
25–4423%19%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+25%31%22%
No diploma20%30%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat23%15%18%
Higher education18%19%30%

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

Work & commute

Vieux-Pont has lower unemployment than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.8%

One in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €25,220 a year per consumption unit.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot6%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Vieux-Pont, 0.3 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vieux-Pont than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.76/m² a month

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

The market in Vieux-Pont: 12 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

Vieux-Pont€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

Nearby attractions

Château de la Motte and 3 more in and around Vieux-Pont

Heritage and museums in and near Vieux-Pont. Best known first.

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Everything we know about Vieux-Pont

12pages on Vieux-Pont

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Vieux-Pont

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Vieux-Pont’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 NormandieGouffern en AugeSéesRives d'AndaineArgentanLa Ferté MacéBagnoles de l'Orne NormandieGouffern en AugeSéesRives d'AndaineVieux-Pont
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vieux-Pont202—————
Argentan13,5278.7BA−DB
La Ferté Macé5,07111BA−DC
Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie2,69914A+B+A−A
Gouffern en Auge3,63614AA−A−A−
Sées4,16815B+AC−A−
Rives d'Andaine2,84416—A—B−

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

About Vieux-Pont

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Vieux-Pont is a commune of 202 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
202 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terres d'Argentan Interco
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.7 km²)
INSEE code
61503

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.