Saint-Denis-d'Anjou’s strongest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is its weak spot (C) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 8.1% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €1,338/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Denis-d'Anjou has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Denis-d'Anjou with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Église Saint-Denis: Photo: Travail personnel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Saint-Martin de Villenglose: Photo: Brunodumaine · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison canoniale: Photo: Pascal Radigue · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église de Varennes-Bourreau: Photo: Isa2886 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Denis-d'Anjou.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Saint-Denis-d'Anjou costs less than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.51/m² a month
€1,338/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 46 homes were sold in Saint-Denis-d'Anjou. Houses were 98% of what sold. That is the middle of 46 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,696/m² for the median of compared towns in Mayenne.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Denis-d'Anjou€1,338/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Mayenne median€1,696/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,343/m²
45
€8.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.55 to €11.08/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.66/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,140
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Château-Gontier
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Denis-d'Anjou sees more deaths than 70% of compared French towns
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 256 deaths in Saint-Denis-d'Anjou from 2016 to 2025; there were 345, 35% more. Adjusted mortality in the town: 96 deaths for every 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Denis-d'Anjou is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal, 11 mi away. Life expectancy in Mayenne: 86.5 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw135
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Saint-Denis-d'Anjou · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal
12.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal du Haut Anjou
86.5 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Mayenne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are less common in Saint-Denis-d'Anjou than in Mayenne’s towns or across compared French towns: 22% of adults
48.2median age
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, near Mayenne’s towns (27%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%. The age that splits Saint-Denis-d'Anjou in two is 48.2.
Saint-Denis-d'AnjouMayenne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Denis-d'Anjou keeps more of its old housing than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919
5historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Per 10,000 residents, Saint-Denis-d'Anjou counts 33 protected monuments, higher than both Mayenne’s towns (4.2) and compared French towns (2.5). Since 2006, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Denis-d'Anjou counts 5 historic monuments: 4 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Église de Varennes-Bourreau.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Saint-Denis-d'Anjou’s grade for jobs & income: a C+
9%walk, cycle or take transit
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Mayenne’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 8.1% are unemployed. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,730 a year.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
350
jobs based in Saint-Denis-d'Anjou, 0.6 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 50% of compared French towns
Saint-Denis-d'Anjou is a commune of 1,495 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Château-Gontier. 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
1,495 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Château-Gontier
Département
Mayenne (53)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
16.1 sq mi (41.8 km²)
INSEE code
53210
Saint-Denis-d'Anjou’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Denis-d'Anjou
Is Saint-Denis-d'Anjou safe?
Saint-Denis-d'Anjou has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saint-Denis-d'Anjou expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Denis-d'Anjou grades A for cost of living.
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.
