A higher share of couples with children than 99% of compared French towns, at 45%
Households headed by a manager or professional: 3.2%, below 97% of compared French towns. Census figures put households without a car at 2.4% in Arthezé. Compared with other places, residents aged 15 to 24 are common here: 14%, more than in 94% of compared French towns. This Sarthe town is home to 350 residents in 140 households, by the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Sarthe median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Arthezé
A town of families
45% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Arthezé had 387 residents at the 2012 census and 350 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: −10% since 2012, behind 96% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The first five years brought +1%; the six to 2023, −11%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Sarthe town ±0%.
Arthezé ranks below 74% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 18%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Arthezé 43.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Arthezé is 43.8, lower than in 51% of compared French towns. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
Arthezé sits below 97% of compared French towns for one-person households (23%)
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Sarthe median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.5 people share a household. Against that, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Fewer households in social housing than 93% of compared French towns: 3.2%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town, against 7.2% in Arthezé. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Households in social housing: 12% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Of all households, 5.3% moved in during the last two years and 22% have stayed three decades or more.
Median standard of living: €24,400 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Half of residents live in households above €24,400 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 22% in Arthezé, more than in 89% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Arthezé comes in at 28%. In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0% of Arthezé’s residents are immigrants
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Immigrants are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
More married residents than 84% of compared French towns: 48%
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Arthezé has 24%. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
In Arthezé, 14% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 77% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
By its share of graduates of higher education (24%), Arthezé is below 71% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 350 to 2,582 people: this is the 16th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Nearby, 4 of 6 towns have older populations than Arthezé
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthezé | 43.8 | 18% | 7.2% | 0% |
| Noyen-sur-Sarthe 2,556 · 5.7 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 6.4% | 1.3% |
| La Flèche 14,947 · 6.2 mi | 49.1 | 27% | 2.4% | 2.9% |
| Cérans-Foulletourte 3,341 · 9.4 mi | 42.8 | 20% | 2.8% | 1.4% |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe 4,693 · 9.6 mi | 45.3 | 24% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| Durtal 3,386 · 9.7 mi | 42.7 | 23% | 3.6% | 1.9% |
| Précigné 2,877 · 9.7 mi | 48.7 | 23% | 3.7% | 1.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Arthezé
What is the population of Arthezé?
350 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (387).
How old are Arthezé’s residents?
The median age is 43.8, younger than 51% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Arthezé?
12, with occasional dwellings: 7.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Arthezé?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Arthezé?
€24,400 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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