Bonnétable grades A overall: better than 88% of compared French towns, and #10 of 31 in Sarthe. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C): 1 job per working resident; 10.4% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bonnétable 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bonnétable.
HousingCost of living A
A home in Bonnétable sells for €1,250/m², less than in Sarthe’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.33/m² a month, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.26/m² a month. Also worth knowing: 159 houses and apartments changed hands in Bonnétable from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,250/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bonnétable€1,250/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,299/m²
153
€8.33/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.44 to €10.78/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.26/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,780
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Maine Saosnois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Bonnétable: 34% are 65 or over, above Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Children under 15 make up 14%, below Sarthe’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Among adults, 13% have a degree.
53.5median age
BonnétableSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma40%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education13%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Bonnétable sees fewer deaths than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 78 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Bonnétable is Ch Paul Chapron, 10.7 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 644 residents of Bonnétable died, against 709 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% fewer. Life expectancy in Sarthe: 85.9 years for women and 79.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. There are 3 general practitioners in the town.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Bonnétable · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Paul Chapron
16.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier du Mans
85.9 · 79.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Sarthe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Per resident, Bonnétable sees less crime than 63% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Bonnétable was criminal damage (2025). The police record for Bonnétable lists 51 offenses in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 8.6 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 10.2.
8.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage27
Family violence7
Other physical violence7
Sexual violence5
Burglary5
Armed robbery0
Fraud25
Theft without violence12
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
51
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 3.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Old homes shape Bonnétable: 27% were built before 1919, more than in Sarthe’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bonnétable, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Incomes in Bonnétable run lower than in Sarthe’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €23,060 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 10.4%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and above Sarthe’s towns (7.9%). Jobs based in Bonnétable number 1,300, against 1,300 residents in work (1 per worker). At the census, 6.9% of working residents in Bonnétable didn’t travel to work at all.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,300
jobs based in Bonnétable, 1 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 55% of compared French towns
Casimir Lefaucheux: Unknown author circa 1830-35.., Public domain · Stéphen Sauvestre: d'après photographie de M. Gerschel, Public domain · Olivier de Kersauson: Ludovic Péron, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bonnétable’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bonnétable
Is Bonnétable safe?
It grades B for safety, #11 of 31 in Sarthe. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 27 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bonnétable good?
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns and #16 of 34 in Sarthe. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bonnétable expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bonnétable grades A for cost of living.
About Bonnétable
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Bonnétable is a commune of 3,703 people in the Communauté de communes Maine Saosnois. 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.
