Bazouges Cré sur Loir has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 33% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,603/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays Fléchois. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bazouges Cré sur Loir 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Église Saint-Aubin · Classé · Photo: Touzé Eric · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bazouges Cré sur Loir’s story
Bazouges Cré sur Loir in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Bazouges Cré sur Loir counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1862First protected: Église Saint-Aubin
1991Most recently protected: Château et parc de la Barbée (ensemble)
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bazouges Cré sur Loir.
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Bazouges Cré sur Loir run below what its ages would predict: 74 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Bazouges Cré sur Loir has 2 family doctors. Average lifespans in Sarthe: 85.9 years for women, 79.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 131 residents of Bazouges Cré sur Loir died, against 178 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 26% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Bazouges Cré sur Loir is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal, 6.7 mi away.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw74
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Bazouges Cré sur Loir · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal
22.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Universitaire D Angers
85.9 · 79.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Sarthe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Bazouges Cré sur Loir, 6.6%, runs below Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
4.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Bazouges Cré sur Loir holds 250 jobs; 950 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. The median disposable income was €25,020 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and compared French towns (€25,970).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
250
jobs based in Bazouges Cré sur Loir, 0.2 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 24% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Bazouges Cré sur Loir earns an A− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.82/m² a month, about level with Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,603/m², comes from 74 sales of houses and apartments in Bazouges Cré sur Loir from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.07/m² a month.
€1,603/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bazouges Cré sur Loir€1,603/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,603/m²
74
€9.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.69 to €12.54/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,630
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Fléchois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Bazouges Cré sur Loir: 28% 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.
2 of the 3 are houses and mansions. Among the classé monuments in Bazouges Cré sur Loir is Église Saint-Aubin. On the Culture ministry’s list, Bazouges Cré sur Loir counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. The protected list starts in the 11th century.
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
Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, about level with Sarthe’s towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. The middle age in Bazouges Cré sur Loir is 45.7.
45.7median age
Bazouges Cré sur LoirSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Bazouges Cré sur Loir counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bazouges Cré sur Loir
Is Bazouges Cré sur Loir safe?
Bazouges Cré sur Loir has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Bazouges Cré sur Loir expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,603/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bazouges Cré sur Loir grades A− for cost of living.
About Bazouges Cré sur Loir
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Bazouges Cré sur Loir is a commune of 1,977 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Fléchois. 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.
