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Saint-Mars-sur-la-FutaieMayenne

522 people call this town in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire home.

Is Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes. Homes change hands at a median €1,212/m².

What makes Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie stand out

The 2 things Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Prieuré Saint-Médard de la Futaie
Prieuré Saint-Médard de la Futaie · Inscrit · Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie’s story

Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie in pictures

Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1988First protected: Prieuré Saint-Médard de la Futaie
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie.

Who lives here

Children make up only 14% of Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie, fewer than in both Mayenne’s towns and compared French towns

Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents. 7.8% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Mayenne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults.

52.8median age
Saint-Mars-sur-la-FutaieMayenne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie
Saint-Mars-sur-la-FutaieMayenne medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–247.8%10%11%
25–4419%20%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+28%27%22%
No diploma22%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%29%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education20%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie keeps more of its old housing than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

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

Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1988
first monument protected
33%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.3%

Half of residents lived on more than €24,400 a year per consumption unit, near Mayenne’s towns (€24,995) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie counts 0.4 jobs (100 jobs, 200 workers). The unemployment rate here is 7.2%.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie, 0.4 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie costs less than in both Mayenne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.60/m² a month

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

Sales in Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie from July 2023 to June 2026: 35 houses and apartments.

€1,212/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie€1,212/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Mayenne median€1,696/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,212/m²35
€7.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.75 to €10.04/m² a month)
€6.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Mausson and 4 more in and around Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie

13pages on Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie

Landmarks

Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Prieuré Saint-Médard de la Futaie: Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie yet.

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Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie’s neighbors

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

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Louvigné-du-DésertFougèresErnéeLécousseSaint-Hilaire-du-HarcouëtGrandparignyLouvigné-du-DésertFougèresErnéeLécousseSaint-Hilaire-du-HarcouëtGrandparignySaint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie522—————
Louvigné-du-Désert Ille-et-Vilaine3,3466.1AABB
Fougères Ille-et-Vilaine20,3079.8B−BDB+
Ernée5,49910A+AB−A−
Lécousse Ille-et-Vilaine3,53010A+BA−A+
Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët Manche5,77011A−ACB
Grandparigny Manche2,60512—A—A+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie

Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire

Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie is a commune of 522 people in the Communauté de communes du Bocage Mayennais. 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
522 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Bocage Mayennais
Département
Mayenne (53)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
8.6 sq mi (22.4 km²)
INSEE code
53238

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 9, 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.