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The town has 1,552 residents and lies in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Cost of living is its strong suit — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for health and C+ for walkability. Homes sell for a median €1,449/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Le Breil-sur-Mérize 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 Le Breil-sur-Mérize 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.
Le Breil-sur-Mérize has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Le Breil-sur-Mérize does most differently from other towns.
Le Breil-sur-Mérize has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Le Breil-sur-Mérize 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 Le Breil-sur-Mérize.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
69 houses and apartments changed hands in Le Breil-sur-Mérize from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,449/m² | 69 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, above Sarthe’s towns (22%) but below compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 17% of the town. Typical age in Le Breil-sur-Mérize: 39.5, the median.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Le Breil-sur-Mérize | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 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.
Le Breil-sur-Mérize has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
6.1% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €24,720 a year per consumption unit, near Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 120 residents of Le Breil-sur-Mérize died, against 137 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Le Breil-sur-Mérize is Centre Medico Chirugical du Mans, 12.2 mi away. In Sarthe, women can expect to live 85.9 years and men 79.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Family days out and heritage in and near Le Breil-sur-Mérize. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Breil-sur-Mérize yet.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Le Breil-sur-Mérize is a commune of 1,552 people in the Communauté de communes Le Gesnois Bilurien. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Breil-sur-Mérize | 1,552 | — | — | A | — | B− |
| Connerré | 2,780 | 3.7 | B+ | A− | C | B− |
| Montfort-le-Gesnois | 2,939 | 4.7 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Saint-Mars-la-Brière | 2,681 | 5.1 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Champagné | 3,666 | 7.3 | A | A− | B+ | B− |
| Parigné-l'Évêque | 5,358 | 7.4 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
| Changé | 6,911 | 9.2 | B+ | B+ | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Le Breil-sur-Mérize has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 8.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Breil-sur-Mérize grades A for cost of living.
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 November 4, 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.