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A town in Orne, Normandy, home to 480 people.
There are no grades for Coulonges-sur-Sarthe: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 13% of its housing. Over-65s are just over two fifths of the population.
The 2 things Coulonges-sur-Sarthe does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Coulonges-sur-Sarthe as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine des Joncherets, in La Mesnière, 2.9 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coulonges-sur-Sarthe.
7.8% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Orne’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). Coulonges-sur-Sarthe has a median age of 59.3.
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Coulonges-sur-Sarthe | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
One in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Coulonges-sur-Sarthe number 200, against 150 residents in work (1.4 per worker). At the census, 5.7% of working residents in Coulonges-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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 7.6 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 1.6 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis GrenierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 47 | 100%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Coulonges-sur-Sarthe: 19 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €6.41/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Coulonges-sur-Sarthe is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Coulonges-sur-Sarthe.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coulonges-sur-Sarthe | 480 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mortagne-au-Perche | 3,898 | 7.5 | B | A | C+ | C+ |
| Sées | 4,168 | 11 | B+ | A | C− | A− |
| Mamers Sarthe | 4,996 | 12 | B | A | C | C |
| Tourouvre au Perche | 2,955 | 13 | A− | A | A | C+ |
| Alençon | 25,490 | 15 | C | A− | D− | B− |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis | 3,636 | 16 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Coulonges-sur-Sarthe is a commune of 480 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Haute Sarthe. 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) · 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.