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AvoiseSarthe

A town of 594 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Population

594

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.79

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

Median income

€24,350

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 Avoise a good place to live?

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

What makes Avoise stand out

The one thing Avoise does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

11% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Manoir de la Perrine de Cry · Inscrit · Photo: La photo de Jojo · CC BY-SA 4.0

Avoise’s story

Avoise in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Avoise, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Augustin-Félix-Élisabeth Barrin La Galissonnière, born in 1741, is the one person born in Avoise before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1926First protected: Manoir de la Perrine de Cry
1989Most recently protected: Château de Dobert

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avoise.

Who lives here

Few people in Avoise are 65 or over: 17%, below Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Avoise comes below both Sarthe’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 18% of the town.

42.4median age

AvoiseSarthe medianFrance median

Sarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

11%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat23%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Avoise
	Avoise	Sarthe median	France median
Under 15	18%	17%	17%
15–24	11%	9.9%	11%
25–44	26%	20%	23%
45–64	28%	26%	26%
65+	17%	26%	22%
No diploma	17%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	23%	16%	18%
Higher education	23%	22%	30%

Full pageAvoise’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages42.4 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households270 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad2.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Avoise?”

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

History

Old homes shape Avoise: 31% 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.

For Avoise, that is above both Sarthe’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Avoise, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit3

16th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

Full pageAvoise’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes31% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Avoise?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Avoise walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2%

Avoise sits below both Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Avoise has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

Motorbike or scooter3%

Public transport3%

On foot2%

Bicycle2%

jobs based in Avoise, 0.3 per working resident

9.4%

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

€24,350

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageAvoise’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€24,350 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Avoise is €8.79/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€8.79/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Avoise€8.79/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Sarthe median€9.64/m²

€8.79/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.09 to €10.90/m² a month)

€7.10/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageAvoise’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.79/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Dobert and 7 more in and around Avoise

Heritage in and near Avoise. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Dobertin town ChâteauChâteauManoir de la Perrine de Cryin town ChâteauChâteauCour de justice d'Asnières-sur-Vègre3.8 km northwest, in Asnières-sur-Vègre ChâteauChâteauManoir de Rousson4.1 km south, in Parcé-sur-Sarthe ChâteauChâteauManoir des Claies4.8 km northwest, in Asnières-sur-Vègre ChâteauChâteauLogis de Fontenay4.6 km north, in Fontenay-sur-Vègre

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Avoise

12pages on Avoise

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.2 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing29 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.4 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Avoise, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Vieille TourFortified house · 16th & 17th c.

Château de DobertChâteau · 18th c.

Photo credits

Vieille Tour: Photo: La photo de Jojo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Dobert: Photo: La photo de Jojo · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Avoise

One notable person was born in Avoise.

Their page →

Augustin-Félix-Élisabeth Barrin La GalissonnièreFrench politician (1741-1828)

Avoise’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 →

Noyen-sur-SartheSablé-sur-SarthePrécignéLa Suze-sur-SartheRoëzé-sur-SartheLa FlècheAvoise

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Avoise	594	—	—	—	—	—
Noyen-sur-Sarthe	2,556	4.7	A⁺	A	A⁻	A⁺
Sablé-sur-Sarthe	12,326	6.3	B⁻	A⁻	D	B⁺
Précigné	2,877	8.9	A⁺	B⁺	A	B⁻
La Suze-sur-Sarthe	4,693	11	A⁺	A⁻	B⁺	A
Roëzé-sur-Sarthe	2,514	13	—	A	—	B⁺
La Flèche	14,947	13	C⁺	B⁺	D	B⁻

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

About Avoise

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Avoise is a commune of 594 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Sabolien. 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: 594 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays Sabolien
Département: Sarthe (72)
Région: Pays de la Loire
Area: 9.4 sq mi (24.4 km²)
INSEE code: 72021

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.