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A town of 1,562 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Fillé has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Fillé does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Fillé with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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Fillé has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 2003.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fillé.
Unemployment runs at 5.4%. At the census, 3.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Fillé holds 150 jobs; 750 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
12% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above both Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). The under-15s are 18% of the population here. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Fillé | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.27/m² a month, close to Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.16/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 32 homes in Fillé.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,986/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, close to Sarthe’s towns (11%) and above compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Fillé is Centre Medico Chirugical du Mans, 6.6 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 80 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 71, 11% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Sarthe is 85.9 years for women and 79.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A.
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Fillé. Best known first.
Fillé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château du Gros Chesnay: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Fillé.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fillé | 1,562 | — | — | B+ | — | B− |
| Guécélard | 3,202 | 1.5 | — | A− | — | A |
| Spay | 2,808 | 2 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe | 2,514 | 2.6 | — | A | — | B+ |
| Moncé-en-Belin | 3,697 | 3.7 | B+ | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Arnage | 5,445 | 3.8 | B | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe | 4,693 | 4.5 | A+ | A− | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Fillé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fillé grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Fillé is a commune of 1,562 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.