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1,463 residents make their home in this town in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
Housing is within reach (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−). The rest of its grades are middling: B for health and B− for jobs & income. The median home sells for €1,095/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Denis-de-Gastines 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.
The 2 things Saint-Denis-de-Gastines does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Denis-de-Gastines 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.
Saint-Denis-de-Gastines has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Denis-de-Gastines, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
30% 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 Saint-Denis-de-Gastines.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €5.99/m² a month. Sales in Saint-Denis-de-Gastines from July 2023 to June 2026: 77 houses and apartments. Among the homes sold, 99% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,095/m² | 76 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Denis-de-Gastines has 400 jobs for 650 working residents, 0.7 per worker. 7.2% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than Mayenne’s towns (6.7%) yet lower than compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,620 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
14% are under 15, lower than both Mayenne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.6% of the town. Also worth knowing: among adults, 18% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Denis-de-Gastines | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Mayenne, women can expect to live 86.5 years and men 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 331 deaths in Saint-Denis-de-Gastines between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 284: 16% above. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Denis-de-Gastines is Centre hospitalier Nord Mayenne, 11.9 mi away. One GP practises locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Denis-de-Gastines, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage and gardens in and near Saint-Denis-de-Gastines. Best known first.
Saint-Denis-de-Gastines has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Montfléaux: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 6 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Saint-Denis-de-Gastines as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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-Denis-de-Gastines | 1,463 | — | — | A+ | — | B |
| Ernée | 5,499 | 4.5 | A+ | A | B− | A− |
| Mayenne | 12,883 | 12 | B+ | A− | C− | A− |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées | 2,619 | 12 | — | A+ | — | C+ |
| Fougères Ille-et-Vilaine | 20,307 | 15 | B− | B | D | B+ |
| Louvigné-du-Désert Ille-et-Vilaine | 3,346 | 15 | A | A | B | B |
| Lécousse Ille-et-Vilaine | 3,530 | 16 | A+ | B | A− | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Denis-de-Gastines has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 4.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Denis-de-Gastines grades A+ for cost of living.
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Denis-de-Gastines is a commune of 1,463 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Ernée. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.