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A town of 486 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Is Dangeul a good place to live?

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

Prieuré de Mayanne
Prieuré de Mayanne · Classé · Photo: J.K. · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dangeul’s story

Dangeul in pictures

Dangeul has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2013.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2013First protected: Prieuré de Mayanne
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dangeul.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Dangeul hold a degree than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 15%

People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town, below Sarthe’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents. Dangeul has a median age of 42.1.

42.1median age
DangeulSarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Dangeul
DangeulSarthe medianFrance median
Under 1518%17%17%
15–2411%9.9%11%
25–4424%20%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+19%26%22%
No diploma23%24%19%
CAP or BEP36%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%16%18%
Higher education15%22%30%

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

History

Dangeul keeps more of its old housing than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Dangeul is Prieuré de Mayanne.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
2013
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Dangeul walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4%

Half of residents lived on more than €23,670 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 11.3% are unemployed. For its 200 residents in work, Dangeul has 50 jobs: 0.3 each.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Dangeul, 0.3 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,670
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

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 8.5 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.4 mi away.

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Dangeul90.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollègeCollège4090%+5 pts
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +5 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Dangeul costs less than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.17/m² a month

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

Sales in Dangeul from July 2023 to June 2026: 18 houses and apartments.

€7.17/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Dangeul€7.17/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Sarthe median€9.64/m²
€7.17/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.54 to €9.29/m² a month)
€6.88/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 Dangeul

13pages on Dangeul

Landmarks

Dangeul has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Prieuré de Mayanne: Photo: J.K. · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Dangeul

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

How we find them →

Dangeul’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 →
MamersFresnay-sur-SartheBonnétableLa BazogeSavigné-l'ÉvêqueSaint-SaturninMamersFresnay-sur-SartheBonnétableLa BazogeSavigné-l'ÉvêqueSaint-SaturninDangeul
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Dangeul486—————
Mamers4,9968.7BACC
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe2,9289.1B+A+BB+
Bonnétable3,7039.2AABA−
La Bazoge3,79611A+A−A+A−
Savigné-l'Évêque4,03112A+A−AB−
Saint-Saturnin2,77414A−B−DA+

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

About Dangeul

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Dangeul is a commune of 486 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
486 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Maine Saosnois
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
5.4 sq mi (14.1 km²)
INSEE code
72112

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.