Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Assé-le-Boisne.
History
Old homes shape Assé-le-Boisne: 32% were built before 1919, more than in both Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2008. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Assé-le-Boisne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1969
first monument protected
2008
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 20% of Assé-le-Boisne, above Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
Graduates make up 21% of adults. 22% of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Sarthe’s towns (26%). At 43.2, the median resident of Assé-le-Boisne sits in the middle of the age range.
43.2median age
Assé-le-BoisneSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Assé-le-Boisne walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 2.7%
Assé-le-Boisne holds 100 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. The median disposable income was €24,120 a year per consumption unit, near Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 8.3%.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Assé-le-Boisne, 0.3 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Assé-le-Boisne
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Assé-le-Boisne is a commune of 881 people in the Communauté de communes Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles. 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
Population
881 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles
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.