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The town, home to 1,460 people, lies in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Health is its strong suit — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is walkability (D) — two thirds of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,548/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Perche Emeraude. It also trails on jobs & income: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 7.0% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Le Luart 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.
The one thing Le Luart does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Luart 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 Luart has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Le Luart has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
14% 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 Le Luart.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Sarthe live to 85.9 on average and men to 79.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 123 residents of Le Luart died, against 133 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Le Luart is Ch Paul Chapron, 8.6 mi away.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Of those in the labour force, 7.0% are unemployed. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,680 a year per consumption unit.
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.
52 sales of houses and apartments in Le Luart, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,548/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €9.36/m² a month, about level with Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 98% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,553/m² | 51 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 19th century. Le Luart has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Over-65s are 21% of the population. 19% are under 15, above both Sarthe’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Le Luart: 41.9, the median.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Le Luart | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Le Luart has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château et ses communs: Photo: Smoke It 2013 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Luart 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 Luart | 1,460 | — | — | A− | — | A |
| Connerré | 2,780 | 4.9 | B+ | A− | C | B− |
| Vibraye | 2,523 | 6.8 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
| Cherré-Au | 2,758 | 8.1 | — | A− | — | A− |
| La Ferté-Bernard | 8,740 | 8.3 | B+ | A− | C− | A− |
| Montfort-le-Gesnois | 2,939 | 8.6 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Saint-Mars-la-Brière | 2,681 | 10 | — | A− | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Le Luart has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 5.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,548/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Luart grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Le Luart is a commune of 1,460 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
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.