Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 61 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Dureil is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Dureil does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Dureil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Balluère, in Pirmil, 4.9 mi away.
59% 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 Dureil.
People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, near Sarthe’s towns (26%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 21% of the town. Degrees are held by 44% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Dureil | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.8% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 21% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 10.3%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and above Sarthe’s towns (7.9%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marcel PagnolNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 98 | 95%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 2 homes were sold in Dureil. House rents are put at about €7.69/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Dureil. Best known first.
Nothing in Dureil is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Dureil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dureil | 61 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noyen-sur-Sarthe | 2,556 | 3.2 | A+ | A | A− | A+ |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe | 4,693 | 8.4 | A+ | A− | B+ | A |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe | 12,326 | 9.1 | B− | A− | D | B+ |
| La Flèche | 14,947 | 9.2 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Cérans-Foulletourte | 3,341 | 9.8 | A− | A− | A | B− |
| Précigné | 2,877 | 9.9 | A+ | B+ | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Dureil is a commune of 61 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Sabolien. 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.