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In Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, this town has 397 residents.
Courcelles-la-Forêt has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Just 14% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Courcelles-la-Forêt does most differently from other towns.
Courcelles-la-Forêt has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
34% 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 Courcelles-la-Forêt.
A fifth of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, below both Sarthe’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Courcelles-la-Forêt | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 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.
Courcelles-la-Forêt has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 2.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 200 residents in work, Courcelles-la-Forêt has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. The median disposable income is €24,400 a year per consumption unit.
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 Courcelles-la-Forêt from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Courcelles-la-Forêt has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Courcelles-la-Forêt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courcelles-la-Forêt | 397 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cérans-Foulletourte | 3,341 | 5.7 | A− | A− | A | B− |
| La Flèche | 14,947 | 6.2 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Noyen-sur-Sarthe | 2,556 | 6.4 | A+ | A | A− | A+ |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe | 4,693 | 7.3 | A+ | A− | B+ | A |
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe | 2,514 | 8.7 | — | A | — | B+ |
| Guécélard | 3,202 | 9.9 | — | A− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Courcelles-la-Forêt is a commune of 397 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Fléchois. 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.