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A town of 2,780 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Connerré grades B+ overall: better than 70% of compared French towns, and #18 of 31 in Sarthe. Its weakest subject is safety (C): an average of 13.1 recorded violent incidents and 12.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Connerré does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Connerré 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Connerré, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Connerré.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.05/m² a month, close to Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.81/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 98% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,456/m² | 131 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €24,270 a year per consumption unit, near Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 1,450 jobs are based in Connerré, for 1,150 working residents (1.3 per worker). 3.1% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
In all, 75 offenses reached the police record in Connerré in 2025. Of the graded crimes in the town, family violence came up most often (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 4.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
18% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, close to Sarthe’s towns (26%) and above compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Connerré | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Connerré, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
328 deaths in Connerré between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 337: 3% below. The nearest emergency department to Connerré is Ch Paul Chapron, 12.1 mi away. In Sarthe, women can expect to live 85.9 years and men 79.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #23 of 34 in Sarthe.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François GrudéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 158 | 84%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Connerré. Best known first.
Connerré has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Logis de la Jatterie: Photo: Yodaspirine · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Connerré.
Robert Jarry: Alain JARRY, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connerré | 2,780 | — | B+ | A− | C | B− |
| Montfort-le-Gesnois | 2,939 | 3.7 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Saint-Mars-la-Brière | 2,681 | 5.5 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Champagné | 3,666 | 7.8 | A | A− | B+ | B− |
| Bonnétable | 3,703 | 8.8 | A | A | B | A− |
| Savigné-l'Évêque | 4,031 | 9.2 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Parigné-l'Évêque | 5,358 | 10 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #20 of 31 in Sarthe. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns and #23 of 34 in Sarthe. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Connerré grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Connerré is a commune of 2,780 people in the Communauté de communes Le Gesnois Bilurien. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.
