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Population 768: a town in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
At under 1,000 residents, La Chapelle-du-Bois is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Chapelle-du-Bois; none is classé, France’s top protection.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →La Chapelle-du-Bois has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chapelle-du-Bois.
Graduates make up 19% of adults. 8.8% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). The middle age in La Chapelle-du-Bois is 45.5.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| La Chapelle-du-Bois | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Chapelle-du-Bois; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs based in La Chapelle-du-Bois number 150, against 400 residents in work (0.4 per worker). 4.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 5.7% of working residents in La Chapelle-du-Bois didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
La Chapelle-du-Bois recorded 25 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near La Chapelle-du-Bois. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Chapelle-du-Bois yet.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
La Chapelle-du-Bois is a commune of 768 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
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-du-Bois | 768 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Ferté-Bernard | 8,740 | 3.6 | B+ | A− | C− | A− |
| Cherré-Au | 2,758 | 4.6 | — | A− | — | A− |
| Val-au-Perche Orne | 3,336 | 6 | A | A | B | A− |
| Bonnétable | 3,703 | 8 | A | A | B | A− |
| Connerré | 2,780 | 12 | B+ | A− | C | B− |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou Eure-et-Loir | 9,292 | 12 | C+ | A− | C− | C+ |
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.