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CommerveilSarthe

A town of 138 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Is Commerveil a good place to live?

Commerveil is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Commerveil stand out

The one thing Commerveil does most differently from other towns.

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Commerveil’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Commerveil’s story

No historic monuments in Commerveil

The Culture ministry lists no building in Commerveil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Nicolas, in Mamers, 2.5 mi away.

63% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Commerveil.

Who lives here

Few people in Commerveil are 15 to 24: 5.8%, fewer than in both Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns

Under-15s account for 18% of the population. 25% of adults hold a degree, close to Sarthe’s towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older.

47.7median age
CommerveilSarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Commerveil
CommerveilSarthe medianFrance median
Under 1518%17%17%
15–245.8%9.9%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+22%26%22%
No diploma11%24%19%
CAP or BEP27%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%16%18%
Higher education25%22%30%

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

Work & commute

More people in Commerveil are out of work than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: 19.0%

The median disposable income was €27,210 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.9% of commuters travelled at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Commerveil, 0.3 per working resident
19.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

93.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 4.9 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 2.4 mi away.

93%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Commerveil93.2%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Commerveil92.3%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Alexandre MauboussinNearest collègeCollègeCollège6689%+3 pts
Lycée polyvalent de PerseigneNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée9093%−3 pts
Collège privé Saint-Thomas d'Aquin PrivateBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège40100%+8 pts
93%
passed the general and technological bac, −3 pts against the expected rate
91%
passed the vocational bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate
93.2%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4.9 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Commerveil costs less than in both Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.38/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €6.88/m² a month. The market in Commerveil: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.38/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Commerveil€8.38/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Sarthe median€9.64/m²
€8.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.17 to €11.39/m² a month)
€6.88/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 Belmar and 2 more in and around Commerveil

Heritage in and near Commerveil. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Commerveil

13pages on Commerveil

Landmarks

Nothing in Commerveil is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Commerveil

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

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Commerveil’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 →
MamersBonnétableFresnay-sur-SartheAlençonSaint-Germain-du-CorbéisVal-au-PercheMamersBonnétableFresnay-sur-SartheAlençonSaint-Germain-du-CorbéisVal-au-PercheCommerveil
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Commerveil138—————
Mamers4,9962.4BACC
Bonnétable3,70310AABA−
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe2,92813B+A+BB+
Alençon Orne25,49014CA−D−B−
Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis Orne3,63615B+AB−A−
Val-au-Perche Orne3,33616AABA−

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

About Commerveil

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Commerveil is a commune of 138 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

Population
138 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Maine Saosnois
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
2.2 sq mi (5.7 km²)
INSEE code
72086

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.