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.
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
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
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
WomenFrance medianMen
About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
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.
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
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 →
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.