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Sainte-Gemmes-le-RobertMayenne

With 773 residents, it is a town in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.

Is Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert a good place to live?

Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Camp gallo-romain et balneum de Rubricaire
Camp gallo-romain et balneum de Rubricaire · Classé · Photo: Pascal Radigue · CC BY 3.0
Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert’s story

Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1917.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1917First protected: Camp gallo-romain et balneum de Rubricaire
  • 1984Most recently protected: Dolmen dit Des Pierres Jumelles
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert.

History

Old homes shape Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert: 34% were built before 1919, more than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns

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

On the Culture ministry’s list, Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Camp gallo-romain et balneum de Rubricaire. The protected list starts in Antiquity.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Antiquity
oldest protected part
1917
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Fewer people in Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert hold a degree than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 23%

Retirement age and beyond: just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, about level with Mayenne’s towns (10%) and below compared French towns (11%). The median resident of Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert is 46 years old.

46median age
Sainte-Gemmes-le-RobertMayenne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert
Sainte-Gemmes-le-RobertMayenne medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+22%27%22%
No diploma21%24%19%
CAP or BEP32%29%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education23%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert are out of work than in Mayenne’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.7%

For its 350 residents in work, Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. 6.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Mayenne’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,000 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert, 0.3 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert than in Mayenne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.94/m² a month

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

26 houses and apartments changed hands in Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.18/m² a month.

€8.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert€8.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Mayenne median€9.49/m²
€8.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.95 to €11.50/m² a month)
€7.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert

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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Dolmen dit Des Pierres Jumelles: Photo: Esquila · CC0

Famous people from Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert

One notable person was born in Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert.

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Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert’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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ÉvronMontsûrsVillaines-la-JuhelMayenneArgentréLouvernéÉvronMontsûrsVillaines-la-JuhelMayenneArgentréLouvernéSainte-Gemmes-le-Robert
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert773—————
Évron8,2523.8A+ABB+
Montsûrs3,1929.3A+AA+B
Villaines-la-Juhel2,67111A+A+A−B−
Mayenne12,88313B+A−C−A−
Argentré2,90615A+A−A+A
Louverné4,34417A+BAA

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

About Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert

Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire

Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert is a commune of 773 people in the Communauté de communes des Coëvrons. 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
773 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Coëvrons
Département
Mayenne (53)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
13.8 sq mi (35.7 km²)
INSEE code
53218

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.