Orne.
Every town in the department ranked on each criterion, ready to be reused. Each town is compared with French towns of the same size tier — a market town is never measured against a major city. Free to reuse, including commercially, on the sole condition that you credit La Grande Carte with a link to this page.
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Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flers | Small cities | 14,308 | 1 / 4 | 1047 / 1747 |
| Ferté-Macé | Small cities | 5,095 | 2 / 4 | 1389 / 1747 |
| Alençon | Mid-size cities | 25,667 | 1 / 1 | 382 / 470 |
| Argentan | Small cities | 13,494 | 3 / 4 | 1608 / 1747 |
| Aigle | Small cities | 7,771 | 4 / 4 | 1733 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Safest cities.
Best environmental quality.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigle | Small cities | 7,771 | 1 / 4 | 112 / 1747 |
| Flers | Small cities | 14,308 | 2 / 4 | 143 / 1747 |
| Alençon | Mid-size cities | 25,667 | 1 / 1 | 50 / 470 |
| Ferté-Macé | Small cities | 5,095 | 3 / 4 | 426 / 1747 |
| Argentan | Small cities | 13,494 | 4 / 4 | 861 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.
Best cities for health.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alençon | Mid-size cities | 25,667 | 1 / 1 | 33 / 470 |
| Flers | Small cities | 14,308 | 1 / 4 | 177 / 1747 |
| Ferté-Macé | Small cities | 5,095 | 2 / 4 | 231 / 1747 |
| Aigle | Small cities | 7,771 | 3 / 4 | 248 / 1747 |
| Argentan | Small cities | 13,494 | 4 / 4 | 377 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best cities for health.
Best cities for families.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferté-Macé | Small cities | 5,095 | 1 / 4 | 368 / 1747 |
| Alençon | Mid-size cities | 25,667 | 1 / 1 | 207 / 470 |
| Argentan | Small cities | 13,494 | 2 / 4 | 819 / 1747 |
| Aigle | Small cities | 7,771 | 3 / 4 | 878 / 1747 |
| Flers | Small cities | 14,308 | 4 / 4 | 975 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best cities for families.
Most dynamic cities.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigle | Small cities | 7,771 | 1 / 4 | 995 / 1747 |
| Flers | Small cities | 14,308 | 2 / 4 | 1054 / 1747 |
| Argentan | Small cities | 13,494 | 3 / 4 | 1100 / 1747 |
| Alençon | Mid-size cities | 25,667 | 1 / 1 | 324 / 470 |
| Ferté-Macé | Small cities | 5,095 | 4 / 4 | 1346 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.
Best quality of life.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alençon | Mid-size cities | 25,667 | 1 / 1 | 255 / 470 |
| Ferté-Macé | Small cities | 5,095 | 1 / 4 | 1302 / 1747 |
| Flers | Small cities | 14,308 | 2 / 4 | 1429 / 1747 |
| Aigle | Small cities | 7,771 | 3 / 4 | 1440 / 1747 |
| Argentan | Small cities | 13,494 | 4 / 4 | 1469 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best quality of life.
Best-managed municipalities.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alençon | Mid-size cities | 25,667 | 1 / 1 | 89 / 470 |
| Flers | Small cities | 14,308 | 1 / 4 | 1098 / 1747 |
| Aigle | Small cities | 7,771 | 2 / 4 | 1228 / 1747 |
| Ferté-Macé | Small cities | 5,095 | 3 / 4 | 1356 / 1747 |
| Argentan | Small cities | 13,494 | 4 / 4 | 1418 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.
Preserved nature & environment.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferté-Macé | Small cities | 5,095 | 1 / 4 | 544 / 1747 |
| Alençon | Mid-size cities | 25,667 | 1 / 1 | 313 / 470 |
| Aigle | Small cities | 7,771 | 2 / 4 | 1202 / 1747 |
| Argentan | Small cities | 13,494 | 3 / 4 | 1477 / 1747 |
| Flers | Small cities | 14,308 | 4 / 4 | 1534 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.
What these tables say — and what they don’t.
- Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
- Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
- A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
- This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
- Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.
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