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This town in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire has a population of 640.
At under 1,000 residents, Courcebœufs is too small for the grades other French towns get. Over-65s are only 11% of the population.
The one thing Courcebœufs does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Courcebœufs 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, 4 mi away.
28% 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 Courcebœufs.
Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, above Sarthe’s towns (22%) but below compared French towns (30%). One measure of family life: a quarter of residents are under 15. Half the people of Courcebœufs are older than 35.7.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Courcebœufs | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in Courcebœufs, for 300 working residents (0.2 per worker). 7.1% of the labour force are out of work. No commute at all: 5.4% of working residents locally at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Courcebœufs from July 2023 to June 2026: 25 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Courcebœufs 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 Courcebœufs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courcebœufs | 640 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Savigné-l'Évêque | 4,031 | 3.9 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| La Bazoge | 3,796 | 6.7 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Sargé-lès-le-Mans | 3,851 | 7.1 | A | B− | B− | A |
| Bonnétable | 3,703 | 7.4 | A | A | B | A− |
| Saint-Saturnin | 2,774 | 7.6 | A− | B− | D | A+ |
| Champagné | 3,666 | 8 | A | A− | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Courcebœufs is a commune of 640 people in the Communauté de communes Maine Cœur de Sarthe. 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.