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Home to 636 people, this town lies in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire.
Baracé has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Only 12% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Baracé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Baracé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit Le Doigt de César, in Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou, 4.1 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Baracé is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baracé.
24% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents. Half the people of Baracé are older than 36.5.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Maine-et-Loire 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Baracé | Maine-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Maine-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Baracé number 100, against 300 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Unemployment stands at 6.6%. Half of residents lived on more than €24,930 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€25,450) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.78/m² a month. The market in Baracé: 28 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Baracé. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Baracé yet.
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Baracé is a commune of 636 people in the Communauté de communes Anjou Loir et Sarthe. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baracé | 636 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seiches-sur-le-Loir | 2,844 | 4.1 | B+ | B+ | A− | C− |
| Tiercé | 4,589 | 5.3 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray | 3,687 | 5.7 | — | A | — | B+ |
| Durtal | 3,386 | 5.8 | C | A− | C | C+ |
| Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou | 5,644 | 6.5 | A | C+ | A | A |
| Jarzé Villages | 2,798 | 8.1 | — | A− | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.