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The town has 515 residents and lies in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Boëssé-le-Sec falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up a tenth of its housing.
The one thing Boëssé-le-Sec does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Boëssé-le-Sec as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Georges, in Saint-Georges-du-Rosay, 5.4 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boëssé-le-Sec.
The under-15s are a fifth of the population here. The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, above Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 17% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Boëssé-le-Sec | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 7.7%, close to Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). For its 250 residents in work, Boëssé-le-Sec has 150 jobs: 0.6 each. Bus, tram or train carried 2.8% of working residents in Boëssé-le-Sec to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.29/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 28 homes in Boëssé-le-Sec.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Boëssé-le-Sec. Best known first.
Nothing in Boëssé-le-Sec is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Boëssé-le-Sec yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boëssé-le-Sec | 515 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Ferté-Bernard | 8,740 | 5.3 | B+ | A− | C− | A− |
| Cherré-Au | 2,758 | 5.7 | — | A− | — | A− |
| Connerré | 2,780 | 6.4 | B+ | A− | C | B− |
| Bonnétable | 3,703 | 6.9 | A | A | B | A− |
| Montfort-le-Gesnois | 2,939 | 9.2 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Vibraye | 2,523 | 9.6 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Boëssé-le-Sec is a commune of 515 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
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 November 4, 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.