Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is strong on walkability as well — nearly three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is its weak spot (D) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 2.4 jobs per working resident; 17.9% unemployment.
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 Chartre-sur-le-Loir 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 Chartre-sur-le-Loir 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 Chartre-sur-le-Loir.
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, fewer than in Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
58.6median age
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.8%, below both Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 41% of residents. Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults.
La Chartre-sur-le-LoirSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A
A home in La Chartre-sur-le-Loir sells for €1,008/m², less than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns
€1,008/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.48/m² a month, about level with Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Loir-Lucé-Bercé. Houses made up 95% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Chartre-sur-le-Loir€1,008/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,007/m²
69
€9.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.02 to €12.80/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,800
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Loir-Lucé-Bercé
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Adjusted for age and care homes, La Chartre-sur-le-Loir sees more deaths than 86% of compared French towns
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir can choose among 2 GPs. Weighed against its ages and care homes, La Chartre-sur-le-Loir records 105 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 321 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 450, 40% more. The nearest emergency department to La Chartre-sur-le-Loir is Centre hospitalier Montval Sur Loir, 7.8 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw140
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in La Chartre-sur-le-Loir · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Montval Sur Loir
23.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Tertre Rouge Pole Sante Sud
85.9 · 79.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Sarthe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
La Chartre-sur-le-Loir has higher unemployment than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 17.9%
13%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €23,120 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and compared French towns (€25,970). 7.6% of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot9%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
950
jobs based in La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, 2.4 per working resident
17.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 77% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape La Chartre-sur-le-Loir: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 19th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
La Chartre-sur-le-Loir is a commune of 1,370 people in the Communauté de communes Loir-Lucé-Bercé. 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
1,370 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loir-Lucé-Bercé
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
3.4 sq mi (8.8 km²)
INSEE code
72068
La Chartre-sur-le-Loir’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Chartre-sur-le-Loir
Is La Chartre-sur-le-Loir safe?
La Chartre-sur-le-Loir has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 14.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is La Chartre-sur-le-Loir expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Chartre-sur-le-Loir grades A for cost of living.
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.