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AvezéSarthe

A town of 690 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Population

690

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.91

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,880

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Avezé a good place to live?

Avezé is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Pierre · Classé · Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0

Avezé’s story

Avezé in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Avezé: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1986First protected: Tuilerie des Saules
1989Most recently protected: Église Saint-Pierre

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avezé.

History

Old homes shape Avezé: 33% were built before 1919, more than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Avezé: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Église Saint-Pierre. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Pierre 12th–16th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1986

first monument protected

Full pageAvezé’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes33% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Avezé?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

22% of residents are 65 or over, below Sarthe’s towns (26%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 27% of adults. Children are 18% of the town.

46.6median age

AvezéSarthe medianFrance median

Sarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

22%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP28%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Avezé
	Avezé	Sarthe median	France median
Under 15	18%	17%	17%
15–24	10%	9.9%	11%
25–44	20%	20%	23%
45–64	30%	26%	26%
65+	22%	26%	22%
No diploma	20%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	28%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	16%	18%
Higher education	27%	22%	30%

Full pageAvezé’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages46.6 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households300 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad2.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Avezé?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Only 5.6% of commuters in Avezé go to work without a car, fewer than in Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns

Per resident in work, Avezé counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 300 workers). Public transport took 3.6% of the town’s working residents to work at the census. Median disposable income comes to €25,880 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

Public transport4%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Bicycle1%

On foot1%

jobs based in Avezé, 0.2 per working resident

7.9%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,880

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Median income€25,880 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 3.3 mi away. Collège pupils travel 3 mi to the nearest one.

83.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Avezé83.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Georges DesnosNearest collègeCollège	Collège	148	83%−5 pts

83.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate

3 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageAvezé’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges83.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Avezé costs less than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.91/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Avezé: 18 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€7.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Avezé€7.91/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Sarthe median€9.64/m²

€7.91/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.18 to €10.11/m² a month)

€6.94/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageAvezé’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.91/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Abbaye de la Pelice and 3 more in and around Avezé

Heritage in and near Avezé. Best known first.

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AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de la Pelice3.1 km south, in Cherré-Au ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beauvais2.5 km northeast, in Ceton ChâteauChâteauChâteau Glaye4.5 km southeast, in Ceton ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Petit Ecossé2.8 km west, in Souvigné-sur-Même

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Avezé

13pages on Avezé

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 2.8 mi away Housing18 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.6 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Avezé: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Tuilerie des SaulesIndustrial building · 19th & 20th c.

Église Saint-PierreChurch · 12th–16th c.

Photo credits

Tuilerie des Saules: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Avezé

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Avezé yet.

How we find them →

Avezé’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Sarthe →

Val-au-PercheLa Ferté-BernardCherré-AuNogent-le-RotrouBonnétableVibrayeAvezé

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Avezé	690	—	—	—	—	—
Val-au-Perche Orne	3,336	3.1	A	A	B	A⁻
La Ferté-Bernard	8,740	3.2	B⁺	A⁻	C⁻	A⁻
Cherré-Au	2,758	3.5	—	A⁻	—	A⁻
Nogent-le-Rotrou Eure-et-Loir	9,292	9	C⁺	A⁻	C⁻	C⁺
Bonnétable	3,703	12	A	A	B	A⁻
Vibraye	2,523	12	—	A⁺	—	B⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Avezé

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Avezé is a commune of 690 people in the Communauté de communes du Perche Emeraude. 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: 690 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Perche Emeraude
Département: Sarthe (72)
Région: Pays de la Loire
Area: 8.1 sq mi (21 km²)
INSEE code: 72020

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 October 30, 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.