Dept 61 Rank #95 / 96
Orne
Normandie · Nearest city: Alençon → Le Mans (~40 min)
Perche hills, Forêt d'Écouves, bocage
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Orne offers affordable property, but poor rail connectivity, grey skies, scant tourism and thin healthcare cover weigh heavily. L'Orne offre un immobilier abordable, mais une desserte ferroviaire médiocre, un ciel gris, un tourisme confidentiel et un accès aux soins limité pèsent lourd.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,737h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: lost ~11 sun hours each year.
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Sunny days
127/yr
days >50% sunlit
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Rain days
129/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1.5 fewer rain days each year.
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Annual rainfall
710mm/yr
total volume
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Heavy rain
3/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
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Torrential
0.1/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
9/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Winter mildness
6/10
2.3 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.2 °C per year.
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Wind
3.3m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Muggy days
2/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Avg max temperature · °C
5
J
7
F
11
M
14
A
18
M
20
J
23
J
23
A
18
S
15
O
9
N
6
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+2 days · +1 so far
Tropical nights ~+5 nights · 0 so far
Frost days ~-19 days · -15 so far
Dry-soil days ~+24 days
Landscape
Landscape score
4/10
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Max elevation
413m
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Forest cover
14.5%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Perche hills, Forêt d'Écouves, bocage
Identity
Orne is the birthplace of André Breton (écrivain).
Notable figures born here
André Breton — écrivainThérèse de Lisieux — écrivainFernand Léger — artiste peintreRemy de Gourmont — philosopheJacques-René Hébert — écrivainAlain — philosopheMichel Onfray — philosopheAliénor d'Angleterre — consortGuy Mollet — résistantJoseph Laniel — résistant
Terroir & appellations
Orne lies within protected appellation areas, including Calvados, Camembert de Normandie, Domfront.
CalvadosCamembert de NormandieDomfrontCidre du PerchePays d'AugeLivarotMaine-AnjouPont-l'ÉvêqueCalvados DomfrontaisCalvados Pays d'AugeEau-de-vie de cidre de NormandieŒufs de Loué
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (2)
- Roger Martin du Gard
- Jardin du manoir de la Boisnerie
- Jardin intérieur à ciel ouvert
- Jardins de Monperthuis
- Parc du château du Champ de la Pierre
- +3 more
Station classée de tourisme (3)
Risks
Safety score
8/10
Flood risk
High
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
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Fire risk
Low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
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Seismic exposure
Very high
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
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Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Severe weather Very high 100% p90 of 96
Earthquake Very high 80.3% p49 of 96
Ground movement Moderate 48.1% p33 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Moderate 44.9% p43 of 96
Radon Low 35.3% p74 of 96
Flooding Low 27.8% p30 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Very low 19% p16 of 96
Dam failure Very low 7% p35 of 96
+1 more
Industrial hazard Very low 1.3% p24 of 96
Transport
Transport
4/10
2.0 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
No
TGV via connecting city
Highways
2
A28 · A88
Work locally
32.2%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Alençon → Le Mans (~40 min)
✈ Airport
Caen Carpiquet airport (CFR) · ~75 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
No direct TGV
🛣 Highways
A28, A88
Services
Healthcare
4/10
APL 2.9
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Schools
6/10
Brevet 87%
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Fiber coverage
94%
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Intl schools
0schools
None in department
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People
Population
280,065
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Density
46/km²
Rural
-43% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
-0.5%/yr
-0.7 pts vs median · p5
Median income
$24,400
standard of living · $/yr
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Poverty rate
15.6%
below 60% of median living standard
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Unemployment
11.2%
active population out of work
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Tourism
1 bed per 75 residents
p18 of 96 · 3,739 beds
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
14%
15-24
11%
25-39
12%
40-54
14%
55-69
20%
70+
29%
Office professionals
9.6%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
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Remote work
6.2%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
9.6%
At-home trades
Farmers
4.2%
Artisans & shopkeepers
7.4%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
22.4%
Clerical & service staff
27.1%
Manual workers
29.3%
Real estate
Median
$1,250/m²
$530 $2,320
House $1,310 Apt $1,350
+0.5%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
50.46%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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