Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 815 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Lavaré is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Lavaré does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Lavaré counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 2004.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lavaré.
Among adults, 17% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Sarthe’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Lavaré: 39.8, the median.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Lavaré | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 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 protected list starts in the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Lavaré is Église Saint-Pierre.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Lavaré holds 100 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,280 a year per consumption unit, close to Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 9.6% of people in the labour force have no job.
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.
37 sales of houses and apartments in Lavaré, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,357/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €6.58/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,357/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Lavaré. Best known first.
Lavaré has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Cyrille37 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lavaré yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavaré | 815 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vibraye | 2,523 | 4.1 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
| Connerré | 2,780 | 7.4 | B+ | A− | C | B− |
| Cherré-Au | 2,758 | 8.7 | — | A− | — | A− |
| La Ferté-Bernard | 8,740 | 9.1 | B+ | A− | C− | A− |
| Saint-Calais | 2,948 | 10 | B | A+ | C | C+ |
| Montfort-le-Gesnois | 2,939 | 11 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Lavaré is a commune of 815 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.