Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 170 residents, it is a town in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Le Tronchet isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 12% of homes. Just 14% of residents are 65 or older.
The 2 things Le Tronchet does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Tronchet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
35% 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 Tronchet.
People 65 and over make up 14% of the town. 11% of the population is aged 15 to 24, higher than Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and near compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 27% have a degree.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Le Tronchet | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 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 earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Tronchet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €26,470 a year per consumption unit, higher than Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 11.5%. 5.9% of Le Tronchet’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
The market in Le Tronchet: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Le Tronchet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château du Tronchet: Photo: OldLion · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Tronchet as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 Tronchet | 170 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Bazoge | 3,796 | 6.7 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | 2,928 | 7.1 | B+ | A+ | B | B+ |
| La Milesse | 2,617 | 8.7 | — | B | — | B+ |
| Saint-Saturnin | 2,774 | 9.2 | A− | B− | D | A+ |
| Savigné-l'Évêque | 4,031 | 12 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Coulaines | 8,121 | 12 | C+ | B− | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Le Tronchet is a commune of 170 people in the Communauté de communes Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles. 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 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.