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Population 2,494: a town in Orne, Normandy.
Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. School results trail most towns: bac results 3.4 points below the expected rate; brevet results 0.9 points below the expected rate. The median sale price is €1,566/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Condé-sur-Sarthe 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 Condé-sur-Sarthe 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.
Condé-sur-Sarthe has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Condé-sur-Sarthe does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Condé-sur-Sarthe as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien château, in Alençon, 1.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Condé-sur-Sarthe is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Condé-sur-Sarthe.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.15/m² a month, near Orne’s towns (€8.77/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 94% were houses. The market in Condé-sur-Sarthe: 65 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,566/m² | 61 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 3 vocational lycées within 5 km, 80% of 205 candidates passed the bac pro. Near Condé-sur-Sarthe, 85.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, about level with Orne’s towns (86.1%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest collège is 1.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Honoré de BalzacNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 99 | 94%±0 pts |
| Lycée AlainNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 237 | 97%−1 pt |
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 77 | 97%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
302 deaths in Condé-sur-Sarthe between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 290: 4% above. At birth, a girl in Orne can expect 84.6 years and a boy 79.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Condé-sur-Sarthe is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Alencon Mamers, 1.8 mi away.
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 step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
In all, 18 offenses reached the police record in Condé-sur-Sarthe in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 6.5 violent offenses and 10.9 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The graded crime recorded most in the town was other physical violence (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 13.3% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Children under 15 make up 15%, near Orne’s towns (14%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. Half the people of Condé-sur-Sarthe are older than 46.5.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Condé-sur-Sarthe | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,970 a year per consumption unit. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 11.3% of commuters at the census. At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Condé-sur-Sarthe didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Condé-sur-Sarthe. Best known first.
AttractionHôtel de ville d'Alençon2.6 km east, in Alençon
MuseumMusée des beaux-arts et de la dentelle2.7 km east, in AlençonGardenGardenArboretum Koutiala2.4 km southeast, in AlençonAttractionAttractionChâteau des ducs d'Alençon2.7 km east, in AlençonGardenGardenParc des Promenades2.5 km east, in AlençonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
One notable person was born in Condé-sur-Sarthe.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Condé-sur-Sarthe is a commune of 2,494 people in the Communauté urbaine d'Alençon. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condé-sur-Sarthe | 2,494 | — | — | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis | 3,636 | 1.4 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
| Alençon | 25,490 | 2.2 | C | A− | D− | B− |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe Sarthe | 2,928 | 10 | B+ | A+ | B | B+ |
| Sées | 4,168 | 13 | B+ | A | C− | A− |
| Mamers Sarthe | 4,996 | 16 | B | A | C | C |
| Villaines-la-Juhel Mayenne | 2,671 | 16 | A+ | A+ | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
They grade C, better than 26% of compared French towns. 97% of 237 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Alain in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Condé-sur-Sarthe grades A− for cost of living.
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.