Some subjects shine; others lag. Police record more crime here than in most towns: an average of 11.7 recorded violent incidents and 18.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At €1,563/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Le Mans Métropole. It is easy to get around without a car: 88% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 28% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Overall, that makes a C, better than a third of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Allonnes 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Allonnes.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Allonnes, 17.4%, runs above Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
After tax and benefits, the median income is €20,890 a year per consumption unit. For its 3,450 residents in work, Allonnes has 6,950 jobs: 2 each. Public transport took 17.8% of Allonnes’ working residents to work at the census.
28%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving67%
Public transport18%
On foot6%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
6,950
jobs based in Allonnes, 2 per working resident
17.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 88% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Allonnes sees more crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
Allonnes’s tally for 2025: 308 recorded offenses. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Allonnes (2025).
11.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage124
Family violence50
Burglary37
Sexual violence33
Other physical violence27
Theft from vehicles21
Vehicle theft16
Theft without violence74
Fraud64
Drug use21
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.
11.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
308
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, 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, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B
The estimated advertised rent in Allonnes is €10.79/m² a month, against €9.64/m² in Sarthe’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €1,716/m² in Allonnes, apartments for €1,402/m². 277 sales of houses and apartments locally, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,563/m². A house rents for an estimated €9.22/m² a month.
€1,563/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Allonnes€1,563/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,716/m²
177
Apartments
€1,402/m²
100
€10.79/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.97 to €12.98/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,560
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Le Mans Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A young town: 12% of people in Allonnes are 15 to 24, more than in both Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
Graduates make up 16% of adults. Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than both Sarthe’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: just over a quarter of residents are 65 or older.
44.7median age
AllonnesSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma36%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the 14 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 88% passed the bac pro, of 273 candidates at 3 lycées. Results rank its schools #25 of 34 in Sarthe. The bac pass rate near Allonnes is 93.6%, near both Sarthe’s towns (92.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument, the oldest from Antiquity
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 2.5% of the housing. Since 1987, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The earliest of these monuments dates from Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Allonnes is Zone contenant des vestiges archéologiques.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Allonnes sees 90 deaths per 100 expected, against 82 in Sarthe’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Sarthe live to 85.9 on average and men to 79.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 1,700 deaths in Allonnes between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,491: 14% above. 9 GPs practise locally.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Allonnes · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre Medico Chirugical du Mans
3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Tertre Rouge Pole Sante Sud
85.9 · 79.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Sarthe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Allonnes
Is Allonnes safe?
It grades C− for safety, #26 of 31 in Sarthe. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 37 burglaries and 124 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Allonnes good?
They grade C+, better than 39% of compared French towns and #25 of 34 in Sarthe. 92% of 244 candidates passed the bac at Lycée André Malraux in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Allonnes expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,563/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Allonnes grades B for cost of living.
About Allonnes
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Allonnes is a commune of 10,739 people in the Communauté urbaine Le Mans Métropole. 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.
