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ÉcorpainSarthe

A town of 296 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Is Écorpain a good place to live?

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

What makes Écorpain stand out

The one thing Écorpain does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Écorpain

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

The nearest classé monument is Château de Courtanvaux, in Bessé-sur-Braye, 7.5 mi away.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

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Who lives here

Écorpain has fewer young adults than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 7.9% are 15 to 24

20% of residents are 65 or over, below Sarthe’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 19%. Degrees are held by 17% of adults.

44.4median age
ÉcorpainSarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP41%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Écorpain
ÉcorpainSarthe medianFrance median
Under 1519%17%17%
15–247.9%9.9%11%
25–4425%20%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+20%26%22%
No diploma15%24%19%
CAP or BEP41%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education17%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Écorpain are out of work than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.6%

3.1% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Jobs located in Écorpain: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.5 each). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €24,740 a year per consumption unit, near Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Écorpain, 0.5 per working resident
4.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Écorpain than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.61/m² a month

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

The market in Écorpain: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Écorpain€8.61/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Sarthe median€9.64/m²
€8.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.47 to €11.46/m² a month)
€6.58/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 Écorpain

11pages on Écorpain

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Écorpain

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

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Écorpain’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 →
Saint-CalaisVibrayeConnerréParigné-l'ÉvêqueMontfort-le-GesnoisSaint-Mars-la-BrièreSaint-CalaisVibrayeConnerréParigné-l'ÉvêqueMontfort-le-GesnoisSaint-Mars-la-BrièreÉcorpain
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Écorpain296—————
Saint-Calais2,9484.4BA+CC+
Vibraye2,5239.3—A+—B+
Connerré2,78011B+A−CB−
Parigné-l'Évêque5,35814A+A−AB+
Montfort-le-Gesnois2,93914—B+—C+
Saint-Mars-la-Brière2,68114—A−—B+

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

About Écorpain

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Écorpain is a commune of 296 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallées de la Braye et de l'Anille. 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
296 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Vallées de la Braye et de l'Anille
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
8.3 sq mi (21.5 km²)
INSEE code
72125

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.