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Les UlmesMaine-et-Loire

A town of 544 in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire.

Is Les Ulmes a good place to live?

Les Ulmes isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.

Dolmen dit La Pierre couverte de Mousseau
Dolmen dit La Pierre couverte de Mousseau · Inscrit · Photo: Liberliger · CC BY-SA 4.0
Les Ulmes’ story

Les Ulmes in pictures

Les Ulmes has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1984First protected: Dolmen dit La Pierre couverte de Mousseau
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Landmarks

The list names few of Les Ulmes’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Dolmen dit La Pierre couverte de Mousseau: Photo: Liberliger · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Ulmes.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 17% of people in Les Ulmes are 65 or over, fewer than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

44.1median age

Degrees are held by 34% of adults. At 44.1, the median resident of Les Ulmes sits in the middle of the age range. Under-15s account for 18% of the population.

Les UlmesMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Maine-et-Loire 50.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Les Ulmes
Les UlmesMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1518%18%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+17%23%22%
No diploma13%20%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education34%29%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Maine-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Les Ulmes keeps more of its old housing than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919

2historic monuments

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

Les Ulmes has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1972
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Les Ulmes has lower unemployment than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6%

5%walk, cycle or take transit

Half of residents lived on more than €27,500 a year per consumption unit, above both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€25,450) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Les Ulmes number 100, against 250 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Also worth knowing: 4.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Les Ulmes, 0.3 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
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 Les Ulmes than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.87/m² a month

€8.87/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Les Ulmes recorded 17 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Les Ulmes€8.87/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€10.78/m²
€8.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.03 to €11.19/m² a month)
€8.95/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 Les Ulmes

12pages on Les Ulmes
Nearby attractions

Prieuré de Breuil-Bellay and 6 more in and around Les Ulmes

Heritage and museums in and near Les Ulmes. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Les Ulmes

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Ulmes yet.

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About Les Ulmes

Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire

Les Ulmes is a commune of 544 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire. 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
544 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire
Département
Maine-et-Loire (49)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
3.2 sq mi (8.2 km²)
INSEE code
49359

Les Ulmes’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Maine-et-Loire →
SaumurDoué-en-AnjouBellevigne-les-ChâteauxMontreuil-BellayGennes-Val-de-LoireVivySaumurDoué-en-AnjouBellevigne-les-ChâteauxMontreuil-BellayGennes-Val-de-LoireVivyLes Ulmes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Les Ulmes544—————
Saumur26,2415.3B−BDB
Doué-en-Anjou11,0295.5A−A−B−C
Bellevigne-les-Châteaux3,4355.9A+A−AB
Montreuil-Bellay3,7466.4B−AC+C+
Gennes-Val-de-Loire8,4298.5B−B+BB+
Vivy2,5829.2AA−AA−

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 8, 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.