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Congé-sur-OrneSarthe

The town has 314 residents and lies in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Is Congé-sur-Orne a good place to live?

There are no grades for Congé-sur-Orne: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Few residents are of retirement age: 14% are 65 or over.

What makes Congé-sur-Orne stand out

The one thing Congé-sur-Orne does most differently from other towns.

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Congé-sur-Orne’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Congé-sur-Orne’s story

No historic monuments in Congé-sur-Orne

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

The nearest classé monument is Château (donjon et ruines), in Ballon-Saint Mars, 2.1 mi away.

45% 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 Congé-sur-Orne.

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Congé-sur-Orne, above Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, close to Sarthe’s towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 14% of the town. Aged 15 to 24: 12% of residents.

42.2median age
Congé-sur-OrneSarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Congé-sur-Orne
Congé-sur-OrneSarthe medianFrance median
Under 1519%17%17%
15–2412%9.9%11%
25–4424%20%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+14%26%22%
No diploma18%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%30%26%
Baccalauréat23%16%18%
Higher education23%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Congé-sur-Orne than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 3.4%

50 jobs are based in Congé-sur-Orne, for 150 working residents (0.3 per worker). The unemployment rate comes to 9.1%. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,140 a year.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
50
jobs based in Congé-sur-Orne, 0.3 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points above the expected rate

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

For collège, the closest is 2.3 mi away.

93.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Congé-sur-Orne93.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège René CassinNearest collègeCollègeCollège7193%+5 pts
93.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +5 pts against the expected rate
2.3 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 Congé-sur-Orne costs less than in Sarthe’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.35/m² a month

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

Sales in Congé-sur-Orne from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments.

€8.35/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Congé-sur-Orne€8.35/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Sarthe median€9.64/m²
€8.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.43 to €10.83/m² a month)
€6.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Congé-sur-Orne

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Landmarks

Nothing in Congé-sur-Orne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Congé-sur-Orne

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Congé-sur-Orne yet.

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Congé-sur-Orne’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 →
BonnétableLa BazogeSavigné-l'ÉvêqueFresnay-sur-SartheSaint-SaturninLa MilesseBonnétableLa BazogeSavigné-l'ÉvêqueFresnay-sur-SartheSaint-SaturninLa MilesseCongé-sur-Orne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Congé-sur-Orne314—————
Bonnétable3,7038.5AABA−
La Bazoge3,7968.8A+A−A+A−
Savigné-l'Évêque4,0319.1A+A−AB−
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe2,9289.9B+A+BB+
Saint-Saturnin2,77411A−B−DA+
La Milesse2,61711—B—B+

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

About Congé-sur-Orne

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Congé-sur-Orne is a commune of 314 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
314 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Maine Saosnois
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.3 km²)
INSEE code
72088

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 November 4, 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.