Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 315 in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
Le Buret is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Le Buret does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Buret, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2025.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Buret.
Le Buret sits below both Mayenne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Le Buret | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Le Buret above both Mayenne’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Buret, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On this, Le Buret is below both Mayenne’s towns (6.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Le Buret has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 6.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
In the comparison, Le Buret comes above both Mayenne’s towns (90.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 63 | 98%+6 pts |
| Collège Maurice GenevoixBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 52 | 92%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Le Buret, that is below both Mayenne’s towns (€9.49/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Le Buret. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Buret, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Château des Arcis: Photo: Pierre Lapointe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domaine des Arcis: Photo: Pierre Lapointe · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Buret yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Buret | 315 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meslay-du-Maine | 2,779 | 3 | A+ | A | A+ | A− |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe Sarthe | 12,326 | 10 | B− | A− | D | B+ |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 16,584 | 11 | A | B | C+ | A− |
| Argentré | 2,906 | 13 | A+ | A− | A+ | A |
| Précigné Sarthe | 2,877 | 14 | A+ | B+ | A | B− |
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval | 6,302 | 14 | A+ | B+ | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Le Buret is a commune of 315 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Meslay-Grez. 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
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 October 30, 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.
