Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 929 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire. Only 12% of residents are 65 or over.
Fatines is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Fatines does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fatines as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye de l'Epau, in Yvré-l'Évêque, 5.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fatines.
Degrees are held by 30% of adults. 22% are under 15, higher than both Sarthe’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.3% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Fatines | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €26,830 a year per consumption unit, above Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). For its 500 residents in work, Fatines has 100 jobs: 0.2 each. Also worth knowing: 3.1% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
A collège lies 1.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Wilbur WrightNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 83 | 87%−3 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.
25 houses and apartments changed hands in Fatines from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Fatines. Best known first.
Nothing in Fatines 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 Fatines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatines | 929 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Champagné | 3,666 | 1.8 | A | A− | B+ | B− |
| Saint-Mars-la-Brière | 2,681 | 2.2 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Savigné-l'Évêque | 4,031 | 3.1 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Montfort-le-Gesnois | 2,939 | 3.2 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Yvré-l'Évêque | 4,181 | 3.8 | A− | B− | B | A |
| Sargé-lès-le-Mans | 3,851 | 4.6 | A | B− | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Fatines is a commune of 929 people in the Communauté urbaine Le Mans Métropole. 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.