Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 500 people live in this town, in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
Saint-Cyr-en-Pail is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 16% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Cyr-en-Pail does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Cyr-en-Pail as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit La Pierre au Diable, in Saint-Pierre-des-Nids, 5.8 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Cyr-en-Pail.
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Mayenne’s towns (16%) and close to compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 22% of the town. Ages in Saint-Cyr-en-Pail split evenly at 47.2: half are older, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Cyr-en-Pail | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 7.0% are unemployed. Jobs based in Saint-Cyr-en-Pail number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €24,350 a year per consumption unit, close to Mayenne’s towns (€24,995) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11.4 mi away. The nearest collège is 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des AvaloirsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 54 | 93%+2 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.
The market in Saint-Cyr-en-Pail: 17 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €6.45/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Cyr-en-Pail is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Cyr-en-Pail 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cyr-en-Pail | 500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villaines-la-Juhel | 2,671 | 6.6 | A+ | A+ | A− | B− |
| Rives d'Andaine Orne | 2,844 | 11 | — | A | — | B− |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie Orne | 2,699 | 11 | A+ | B+ | A− | A |
| La Ferté Macé Orne | 5,071 | 12 | B | A− | D | C |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis Orne | 3,636 | 15 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
| Alençon Orne | 25,490 | 16 | C | A− | D− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Cyr-en-Pail is a commune of 500 people in the Communauté de communes du Mont des Avaloirs. 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 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.