Cost of living is its strong suit (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is hard to get around without a car (C−): 60% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for health and C+ for jobs & income. Homes sell for a median €1,524/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). La Chapelle-d'Aligné has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares La Chapelle-d'Aligné 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chapelle-d'Aligné.
Who lives here
La Chapelle-d'Aligné has fewer older residents than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are 65 or over
Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents. 21% are under 15, above Sarthe’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults.
39.5median age
La Chapelle-d'AlignéSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A−
La Chapelle-d'Aligné earns an A− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.44/m² a month, close to Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). La Chapelle-d'Aligné recorded 48 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.66/m² a month.
€1,524/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Chapelle-d'Aligné€1,524/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,524/m²
48
€9.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.10 to €12.56/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.66/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,630
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Fléchois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Fewer people in La Chapelle-d'Aligné are out of work than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.3%
At the census, 2.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in La Chapelle-d'Aligné number 250, against 850 residents in work (0.3 per worker). The median disposable income is €24,860 a year per consumption unit.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in La Chapelle-d'Aligné, 0.3 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 19% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
La Chapelle-d'Aligné keeps more of its old housing than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
La Chapelle-d'Aligné has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
La Chapelle-d'Aligné records 90 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 82 in Sarthe’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Sarthe, women can expect to live 85.9 years and men 79.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 96 residents of La Chapelle-d'Aligné died, against 106 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer. 2 GPs practise in the town.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in La Chapelle-d'Aligné · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal
22.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal du Haut Anjou
85.9 · 79.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Sarthe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Chapelle-d'Aligné
Is La Chapelle-d'Aligné safe?
La Chapelle-d'Aligné has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 4.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is La Chapelle-d'Aligné expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Chapelle-d'Aligné grades A− for cost of living.
About La Chapelle-d'Aligné
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
La Chapelle-d'Aligné is a commune of 1,729 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Fléchois. 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
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.
