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351 people live in this town in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Is Chevillé a good place to live?

Chevillé has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 12% of homes here are second homes. Just 11% of residents are 65 or older.

What makes Chevillé stand out

The 2 things Chevillé does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Logis de Biard
Logis de Biard · Inscrit · Photo: Gregofhuest · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chevillé’s story

Chevillé in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Chevillé counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1912.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1912First protected: Église Notre-Dame
  • 2014Most recently protected: Logis de Biard
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chevillé.

Who lives here

Few people in Chevillé are 65 or over: 11%, below Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 24% of adults, between Sarthe’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). The share of residents under 15 is 22%. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.3% of residents.

38.7median age
ChevilléSarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chevillé
ChevilléSarthe medianFrance median
Under 1522%17%17%
15–248.3%9.9%11%
25–4425%20%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+11%26%22%
No diploma17%24%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%16%18%
Higher education24%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Chevillé keeps more of its old housing than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 45% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Chevillé is Église Notre-Dame. On the Culture ministry’s list, Chevillé counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1912
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Chevillé walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 3.7%

50 jobs are based in Chevillé, for 150 working residents (0.2 per worker). Unemployment stood at 8.1%, close to Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: at the census, nearly a tenth of working residents in Chevillé didn’t travel to work at all.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Chevillé, 0.2 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Chevillé costs less than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.79/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 8 homes were sold in Chevillé. House rents are put at about €7.10/m² a month.

€8.79/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chevillé€8.79/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Sarthe median€9.64/m²
€8.79/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.09 to €10.90/m² a month)
€7.10/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Brûlon and 5 more in and around Chevillé

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Chevillé. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chevillé

12pages on Chevillé

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Chevillé counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Labiloute · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Logis de Biard: Photo: Gregofhuest · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Chevillé

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chevillé yet.

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Chevillé’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Sarthe →
Noyen-sur-SartheSablé-sur-SartheLa Suze-sur-SarthePrécignéRoëzé-sur-SartheMeslay-du-MaineNoyen-sur-SartheSablé-sur-SartheLa Suze-sur-SarthePrécignéRoëzé-sur-SartheMeslay-du-MaineChevillé
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chevillé351—————
Noyen-sur-Sarthe2,5567.7A+AA−A+
Sablé-sur-Sarthe12,3268.9B−A−DB+
La Suze-sur-Sarthe4,69312A+A−B+A
Précigné2,87713A+B+AB−
Roëzé-sur-Sarthe2,51414—A—B+
Meslay-du-Maine Mayenne2,77915A+AA+A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Chevillé

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Chevillé is a commune of 351 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

Population
351 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
LBN Communauté
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
5.5 sq mi (14.3 km²)
INSEE code
72083

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.