Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 255 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Chenay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chenay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Germain, in Cerisé, 1.5 mi away.
16% 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 Chenay.
The 15-to-24 age group: 4.9%, below both Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town. 40% of adults hold a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Chenay | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 19% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €27,170 a year per consumption unit. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, higher than Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) yet lower than compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Chenay is 87.7%, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (92.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2.8 mi to the nearest one. At the general lycée, 100% of 57 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 79 | 85%+2 pts |
| Lycée Saint-François de Sales PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 57 | 100%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Chenay.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Chenay. Best known first.
Nothing in Chenay 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 Chenay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenay | 255 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alençon Orne | 25,490 | 3.3 | C | A− | D− | B− |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis Orne | 3,636 | 4.7 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
| Sées Orne | 4,168 | 11 | B+ | A | C− | A− |
| Mamers | 4,996 | 12 | B | A | C | C |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | 2,928 | 12 | B+ | A+ | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Chenay is a commune of 255 people in the Communauté urbaine d'Alençon. 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 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.