Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 380 residents and lies in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
There are no grades for Le Grez: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Grez as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Vimartin-sur-Orthe, 3.8 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Grez.
18% of adults hold a degree. Line up the people of Le Grez by age and the one in the middle is 51.3. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, near Sarthe’s towns (26%) and higher than compared French towns (22%).
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Le Grez | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 10.4%, above Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). For its 150 residents in work, Le Grez has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. Median disposable income comes to €23,830 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Le Grez, 91.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Sarthe’s towns (92.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 0.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Coeur de Marie PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 65 | 94%+5 pts |
| Lycée Paul ScarronNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 97 | 91%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €6.76/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Le Grez.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Le Grez. Best known first.
Nothing in Le Grez is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Grez 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Grez | 380 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | 2,928 | 12 | B+ | A+ | B | B+ |
| Évron Mayenne | 8,252 | 12 | A+ | A | B | B+ |
| Villaines-la-Juhel Mayenne | 2,671 | 13 | A+ | A+ | A− | B− |
| La Bazoge | 3,796 | 15 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| La Milesse | 2,617 | 16 | — | B | — | B+ |
| Saint-Saturnin | 2,774 | 17 | A− | B− | D | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Le Grez is a commune of 380 people in the Communauté de communes de la Champagne Conlinoise et du Pays de Sillé. 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) · 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.