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CourcemontSarthe

A town of 664 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Is Courcemont a good place to live?

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

What makes Courcemont stand out

The 2 things Courcemont does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Courcemont

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

The nearest classé monument is Château de Saint-Aignan, in Saint-Aignan, 2.6 mi away.

41% 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 Courcemont.

Who lives here

Courcemont has fewer older residents than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are 65 or over

Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Children under 15 make up 21%, higher than both Sarthe’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Line up the people of Courcemont by age and the one in the middle is 39.3.

39.3median age
CourcemontSarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education24%

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 Courcemont
CourcemontSarthe medianFrance median
Under 1521%17%17%
15–249.2%9.9%11%
25–4428%20%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+14%26%22%
No diploma13%24%19%
CAP or BEP37%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education24%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 Courcemont than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 3.4%

For its 350 residents in work, Courcemont has 100 jobs: 0.2 each. Unemployment stood at 7.1%, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,290 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Courcemont, 0.2 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Courcemont 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.

The median sale price was €1,300/m², lower than both Sarthe’s towns (€1,638/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). 31 houses and apartments changed hands in Courcemont from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,300/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Courcemont€1,300/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,300/m²31
€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: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Le Château du Chesnay and 2 more in and around Courcemont

Heritage in and near Courcemont. Best known first.

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

13pages on Courcemont

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Courcemont

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

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Courcemont’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 →
BonnétableSavigné-l'ÉvêqueMontfort-le-GesnoisSaint-Mars-la-BrièreLa BazogeConnerréBonnétableSavigné-l'ÉvêqueMontfort-le-GesnoisSaint-Mars-la-BrièreLa BazogeConnerréCourcemont
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Courcemont664—————
Bonnétable3,7034AABA−
Savigné-l'Évêque4,0317.1A+A−AB−
Montfort-le-Gesnois2,9399.1—B+—C+
Saint-Mars-la-Brière2,68110—A−—B+
La Bazoge3,79610A+A−A+A−
Connerré2,78011B+A−CB−

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

About Courcemont

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Courcemont is a commune of 664 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
664 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Maine Saosnois
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
7.5 sq mi (19.3 km²)
INSEE code
72101

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.