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The town has 283 residents and lies in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so La Chapelle-aux-Choux has none. Just over a fifth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing La Chapelle-aux-Choux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Chapelle-aux-Choux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen d'Amnon, in Saint-Germain-d'Arcé, 1.1 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Chapelle-aux-Choux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chapelle-aux-Choux.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents. Degrees are held by 19% of adults, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). La Chapelle-aux-Choux has a median age of 51.1 years.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| La Chapelle-aux-Choux | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in La Chapelle-aux-Choux, for 100 working residents (0.3 per worker). 3.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €22,860 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 9 homes in La Chapelle-aux-Choux.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Chapelle-aux-Choux yet.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
La Chapelle-aux-Choux is a commune of 283 people in the Communauté de communes Sud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-aux-Choux | 283 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Lude | 3,983 | 3.8 | A− | A | C− | C+ |
| Mayet | 3,187 | 9.2 | A | A− | A | D |
| Montval-sur-Loir | 5,641 | 9.7 | B | A | D | B+ |
| Noyant-Villages Maine-et-Loire | 5,448 | 9.8 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
| Écommoy | 4,868 | 14 | B | A | B | B |
| La Flèche | 14,947 | 15 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
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 9, 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.