Homes are affordable: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 27% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is jobs & income: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 9.4% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon 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 Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Mortality in Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Orne’s towns and compared French towns: 77 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon can choose among 2 GPs. At birth, a girl in Orne can expect 84.6 years and a boy 79.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 81 residents of Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon died, against 105 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% fewer.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw77
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Alencon Mamers
6.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Alencon Mamers
84.6 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Orne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon keeps more of its old housing than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century. Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Fewer commuters in Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9%
Unemployment stood at 9.4%, below both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,500 a year. At the census, 3.9% of working residents in Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon didn’t travel to work at all.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon, 0.6 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 45% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon, above Orne’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, lower than Orne’s towns (31%) and near compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. Degrees are held by 25% of adults.
44.4median age
Saint-Denis-sur-SarthonOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon
Is Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon safe?
Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 4.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
About Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon is a commune of 1,055 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
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.