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The town, home to 575 people, lies in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
At under 1,000 residents, Fercé-sur-Sarthe is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes.
The one thing Fercé-sur-Sarthe does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fercé-sur-Sarthe, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Fercé-sur-Sarthe has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Vaulogé: Photo: Duduche11 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fercé-sur-Sarthe.
Nearly a fifth of residents are children under 15. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below both Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 22% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Fercé-sur-Sarthe | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fercé-sur-Sarthe, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
7.2% of the labour force were unemployed, below Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Fercé-sur-Sarthe has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Public transport took 4.2% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
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.
The nearest general lycée is 9.9 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Ariste Jacques Trouvé ChauvelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 130 | 95%+6 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.
Fercé-sur-Sarthe recorded 28 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Fercé-sur-Sarthe. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fercé-sur-Sarthe yet.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Fercé-sur-Sarthe is a commune of 575 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Sarthe. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fercé-sur-Sarthe | 575 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe | 4,693 | 3 | A+ | A− | B+ | A |
| Noyen-sur-Sarthe | 2,556 | 3.6 | A+ | A | A− | A+ |
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe | 2,514 | 4.7 | — | A | — | B+ |
| Cérans-Foulletourte | 3,341 | 7.1 | A− | A− | A | B− |
| Guécélard | 3,202 | 7.9 | — | A− | — | A |
| Spay | 2,808 | 8.7 | — | B+ | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 4, 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.