At under 1,000 residents, La Chapelle-Huon is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 11% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
What makes La Chapelle-Huon stand out
The 2 things La Chapelle-Huon does most differently from other towns.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in La Chapelle-Huon are out of work than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: 11.8%
4%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 4.1% 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 located in La Chapelle-Huon: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.3 each). Households’ median disposable income: €26,080 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in La Chapelle-Huon, 0.3 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
La Chapelle-Huon is a commune of 513 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallées de la Braye et de l'Anille. 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
513 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Vallées de la Braye et de l'Anille
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
7.2 sq mi (18.7 km²)
INSEE code
72064
La Chapelle-Huon’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.