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CrisséSarthe

A town of 534 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Is Crissé a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Crissé

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

The nearest classé monument is Église de Verniette, in Conlie, 4.3 mi away.

37% 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 Crissé.

Who lives here

Few people in Crissé are 65 or over: 17%, below Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns

19% of adults hold a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of residents, above Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Crissé has a median age of 42.6.

42.6median age
CrisséSarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Crissé
CrisséSarthe medianFrance median
Under 1517%17%17%
15–2411%9.9%11%
25–4424%20%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+17%26%22%
No diploma18%24%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat24%16%18%
Higher education19%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Crissé are out of work than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.5%

At the census, 4.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per resident in work, Crissé counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 300 workers). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,610 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Crissé, 0.2 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
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 Crissé costs less than in Sarthe’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.24/m² a month

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

Crissé recorded 17 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Crissé€8.24/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Sarthe median€9.64/m²
€8.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.41 to €10.60/m² a month)
€6.76/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 Crissé

12pages on Crissé

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Crissé

One notable person was born in Crissé.

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Crissé’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 →
Fresnay-sur-SartheLa BazogeLa MilesseSaint-SaturninVillaines-la-JuhelCoulainesFresnay-sur-SartheLa BazogeLa MilesseSaint-SaturninVillaines-la-JuhelCoulainesCrissé
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Crissé534—————
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe2,9289.9B+A+BB+
La Bazoge3,79611A+A−A+A−
La Milesse2,61712—B—B+
Saint-Saturnin2,77413A−B−DA+
Villaines-la-Juhel Mayenne2,67116A+A+A−B−
Coulaines8,12116C+B−C−B

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

About Crissé

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Crissé is a commune of 534 people in the Communauté de communes de la Champagne Conlinoise et du Pays de Sillé. 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
534 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Champagne Conlinoise et du Pays de Sillé
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
8.1 sq mi (20.9 km²)
INSEE code
72109

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.