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SaulgesMayenne

A town of 329 in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.

Population

329

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.38

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,280

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saulges a good place to live?

Saulges is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Saulges stand out

The one thing Saulges does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

18% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château de la Croisnière · Inscrit · Photo: Donoterase · CC BY-SA 4.0

Saulges’ story

Saulges in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saulges, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 8th century; the first monument here was protected in 1935.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2006.

58% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1935First protected: Château de la Croisnière
1988Most recently protected: Château de Soulgé
2006The protected historic area is created

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Nearby attractions

Château de la Croisnière and 11 more in and around Saulges

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saulges. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Croisnièrein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Soulgéin town AttractionAttractionCave à Margot1.7 km north, in Thorigné-en-Charnie ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Thévalles1.5 km southwest, in Chémeré-le-Roi AttractionAttractionCave à Rochefort1.8 km north, in Saint-Pierre-sur-Erve ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Linières3.8 km south, in Val-du-Maine

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saulges.

History

Old homes shape Saulges: 58% 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.

That puts Saulges above both Mayenne’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2006. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saulges, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit3

Level not given1

8th c.

oldest protected part

1935

first monument protected

2006

protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)

58%

of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Full pageSaulges’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes58% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saulges?”

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 25% of people in Saulges are under 15, more than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns

On this, Saulges is above both Mayenne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.4% of the town.

42.5median age

SaulgesMayenne medianFrance median

Mayenne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

24%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat14%

Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saulges
	Saulges	Mayenne median	France median
Under 15	25%	16%	17%
15–24	6.4%	10%	11%
25–44	22%	20%	23%
45–64	22%	26%	26%
65+	24%	27%	22%
No diploma	26%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	14%	17%	18%
Higher education	27%	25%	30%

Full pageSaulges’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages42.5 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households120 households · 2.5 people per household Born abroad3.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saulges?”

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

Work & commute

Saulges has 0.8 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

8.2% of Saulges’ working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 73% drove.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%

On foot5%

Public transport3%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Saulges, 0.8 per working resident

9.9%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,280

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

17%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageSaulges’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.8 per working resident Median income€25,280 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Saulges costs less than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.38/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Saulges comes below both Mayenne’s towns (€9.49/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.38/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saulges€7.38/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Mayenne median€9.49/m²

€7.38/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.35 to €10.19/m² a month)

€7.09/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSaulges’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.38/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saulges

12pages on Saulges

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 16.7 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing7 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors8% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.5 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saulges, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Église Saint-PierreChurch · 8th & 16th c.

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Château de SoulgéChâteau · 13th c.

Moulin de ThévallesMill

Château de la CroisnièreChâteau · 17th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: hamon jp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moulin de Thévalles: Photo: Odenel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de la Croisnière: Photo: Donoterase · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Saulges

One notable person was born in Saulges.

Their page →

Louis BigotFrench ironmaster and politician (1805–1883)

Saulges’ neighbors

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

All towns in Mayenne →

Meslay-du-MaineSablé-sur-SartheÉvronArgentréMontsûrsPrécignéSaulges

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saulges	329	—	—	—	—	—
Meslay-du-Maine	2,779	7.4	A⁺	A	A⁺	A⁻
Sablé-sur-Sarthe Sarthe	12,326	10	B⁻	A⁻	D	B⁺
Évron	8,252	12	A⁺	A	B	B⁺
Argentré	2,906	13	A⁺	A⁻	A⁺	A
Montsûrs	3,192	14	A⁺	A	A⁺	B
Précigné Sarthe	2,877	15	A⁺	B⁺	A	B⁻

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

About Saulges

Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire

Saulges is a commune of 329 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: 329 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Coëvrons
Département: Mayenne (53)
Région: Pays de la Loire
Area: 8.5 sq mi (21.9 km²)
INSEE code: 53257

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.