Brûlon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. At the median price of €1,215/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the LBN Communauté. Its strongest is health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 40% 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 Brûlon 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 Brûlon.
HealthHealth A+
Allowing for age and care homes, Brûlon sees fewer deaths than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 60 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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, 233 residents of Brûlon died, against 269 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Brûlon is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal, 13.6 mi away. This Sarthe town has 6 family doctors.
−40%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted60
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Brûlon · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal
19.3 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.00/m² a month, about level with Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 45 sales of houses and apartments in Brûlon, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,215/m². Among the homes sold, 98% were houses.
€1,215/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Brûlon€1,215/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,170/m²
44
€9.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.84 to €11.83/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,030
median annual income per consumption unit, LBN Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Brûlon is easier to get around on foot than four in five compared French towns
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, higher than Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Brûlon: 1,500, for 600 residents in work (2.5 each). Households’ median disposable income: €24,140 a year per consumption unit.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot11%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
1,500
jobs based in Brûlon, 2.5 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Brûlon hold a degree than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 17%
29% of residents are 65 or over, above Sarthe’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. Half the people of Brûlon are older than 49.2.
49.2median age
BrûlonSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 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.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Brûlon
Is Brûlon safe?
Brûlon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 12.2 recorded violent incidents and 9.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Brûlon expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,215/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Brûlon grades A for cost of living.
About Brûlon
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Brûlon is a commune of 1,549 people in the LBN Communauté. 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.
