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A town in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, home to 137 people.
Grandchamp has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 12% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Grandchamp does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Grandchamp as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Logis médiéval, in Juillé, 4.9 mi away.
51% 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 Grandchamp.
Degrees are held by 16% of adults, below both Sarthe’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. Residents of Grandchamp have a median age of 49.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Grandchamp | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.1% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €23,940 a year per consumption unit, close to Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and below compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 6.0% of working residents in Grandchamp at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Grandchamp: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Grandchamp 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 Grandchamp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandchamp | 137 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | 2,928 | 5.3 | B+ | A+ | B | B+ |
| Mamers | 4,996 | 9.3 | B | A | C | C |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis Orne | 3,636 | 9.5 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
| Alençon Orne | 25,490 | 9.6 | C | A− | D− | B− |
| La Bazoge | 3,796 | 14 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Bonnétable | 3,703 | 14 | A | A | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Grandchamp is a commune of 137 people in the Communauté de communes Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles. 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.