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Gréez-sur-RocSarthe

It is a town of 344 residents in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Is Gréez-sur-Roc a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Gréez-sur-Roc is too small for the grades other French towns get. 42% of its homes are second homes. Homes change hands at a median €1,155/m².

What makes Gréez-sur-Roc stand out

The 2 things Gréez-sur-Roc does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Logis de la Pinellière
Logis de la Pinellière · Inscrit · Photo: Yodaspirine · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gréez-sur-Roc’s story

Gréez-sur-Roc in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Gréez-sur-Roc; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.

47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1989First protected: Logis de la Pinellière
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Landmarks

Gréez-sur-Roc has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Logis de la Pinellière: Photo: Yodaspirine · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gréez-sur-Roc.

Who lives here

Few people in Gréez-sur-Roc are 15 to 24: 4.8%, fewer than in Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns

52.9median age

Under-15s account for 16% of the population. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, about level with Sarthe’s towns (26%) and above compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults.

Gréez-sur-RocSarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Gréez-sur-Roc
Gréez-sur-RocSarthe medianFrance median
Under 1516%17%17%
15–244.8%9.9%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+27%26%22%
No diploma23%24%19%
CAP or BEP30%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education23%22%30%

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

History

Gréez-sur-Roc keeps more of its old housing than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 47% built before 1919

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Gréez-sur-Roc; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1989
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Gréez-sur-Roc, 4.4%, runs below Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns

7%walk, cycle or take transit

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,710 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Gréez-sur-Roc counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). Also worth knowing: at the census, 7.1% of commuters got to work without a car.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Gréez-sur-Roc, 0.2 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Gréez-sur-Roc costs less than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.82/m² a month

€1,155/m²median sale price

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

Sales in Gréez-sur-Roc from July 2023 to June 2026: 38 houses and apartments.

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Gréez-sur-Roc€1,155/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,155/m²38
€7.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.20 to €9.86/m² a month)
€7.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

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Famous people from Gréez-sur-Roc

One notable person was born in Gréez-sur-Roc.

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About Gréez-sur-Roc

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Gréez-sur-Roc is a commune of 344 people in the Communauté de communes du Perche Emeraude. 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
344 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Perche Emeraude
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
9.8 sq mi (25.4 km²)
INSEE code
72144

Gréez-sur-Roc’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 →
VibrayeCherré-AuLa Ferté-BernardVal-au-PercheNogent-le-RotrouSaint-CalaisVibrayeCherré-AuLa Ferté-BernardVal-au-PercheNogent-le-RotrouSaint-CalaisGréez-sur-Roc
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Gréez-sur-Roc344—————
Vibraye2,5236.3—A+—B+
Cherré-Au2,7587.3—A−—A−
La Ferté-Bernard8,7408.2B+A−C−A−
Val-au-Perche Orne3,33611AABA−
Nogent-le-Rotrou Eure-et-Loir9,29213C+A−C−C+
Saint-Calais2,94815BA+CC+

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

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 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.