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LamnaySarthe

A town of 928 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Is Lamnay a good place to live?

Lamnay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Touzé Eric · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lamnay’s story

Lamnay in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lamnay; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1994First protected: Église Saint-Martin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lamnay.

Who lives here

Few people in Lamnay are 65 or over: 16%, below Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 19% of residents. 20% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Residents of Lamnay have a median age of 43.

43median age
LamnaySarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lamnay
LamnaySarthe medianFrance median
Under 1519%17%17%
15–249.8%9.9%11%
25–4424%20%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+16%26%22%
No diploma18%24%19%
CAP or BEP35%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education20%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Lamnay keeps more of its old housing than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lamnay; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1994
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 4.8% of commuters in Lamnay go to work without a car, fewer than in both Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns

Lamnay holds 100 jobs; 450 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Of those in the labour force, 7.3% are unemployed. No commute at all: 4.2% of working residents locally at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Lamnay, 0.2 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Lamnay costs less than in both Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.82/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 27 homes were sold in Lamnay.

€7.82/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lamnay€7.82/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Sarthe median€9.64/m²
€7.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.20 to €9.86/m² a month)
€6.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lamnay

11pages on Lamnay

Landmarks

Lamnay has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Touzé Eric · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Lamnay

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lamnay yet.

How we find them →

Lamnay’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Sarthe →
VibrayeCherré-AuLa Ferté-BernardConnerréVal-au-PercheSaint-CalaisVibrayeCherré-AuLa Ferté-BernardConnerréVal-au-PercheSaint-CalaisLamnay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lamnay928—————
Vibraye2,5234.1—A+—B+
Cherré-Au2,7584.9—A−—A−
La Ferté-Bernard8,7405.7B+A−C−A−
Connerré2,78011B+A−CB−
Val-au-Perche Orne3,33611AABA−
Saint-Calais2,94813BA+CC+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Lamnay

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Lamnay is a commune of 928 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

Population
928 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Perche Emeraude
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
8.6 sq mi (22.2 km²)
INSEE code
72156

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 October 30, 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.