Menhir dit de la Pierre Levée · Classé · Photo: Swouane · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dissay-sous-Courcillon’s story
Dissay-sous-Courcillon in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Dissay-sous-Courcillon: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1982First protected: Menhir dit de la Pierre Levée
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Dissay-sous-Courcillon: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Prieuré (ancien): Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Menhir dit de la Pierre Levée: Photo: Swouane · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dissay-sous-Courcillon.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Dissay-sous-Courcillon hold a degree than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 17%
47.2median age
Retirement age and beyond: 26% of residents are 65 or older. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.8% of the town, below Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 18% of residents are children under 15.
Dissay-sous-CourcillonSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Dissay-sous-Courcillon: 32% were built before 1919, more than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns
5historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Dissay-sous-Courcillon is Menhir dit de la Pierre Levée. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments here: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Dissay-sous-Courcillon has lower unemployment than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8%
4%walk, cycle or take transit
150 jobs are based in Dissay-sous-Courcillon, for 400 working residents (0.4 per worker). 4.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,280 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Dissay-sous-Courcillon, 0.4 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Dissay-sous-Courcillon’s median home price is €1,274/m²
€1,274/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.55/m² a month, near Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €6.74/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 44 homes in Dissay-sous-Courcillon.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Dissay-sous-Courcillon€1,274/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,274/m²
44
€9.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.17 to €12.71/m² a month)
€6.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Dissay-sous-Courcillon is a commune of 966 people in the Communauté de communes Loir-Lucé-Bercé. 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
966 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loir-Lucé-Bercé
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
13.6 sq mi (35.2 km²)
INSEE code
72115
Dissay-sous-Courcillon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
