Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, this town has 103 residents.
Les Mées has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The one thing Les Mées does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Mées as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Prieuré de Mayanne, in Dangeul, 5.3 mi away.
51% 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 Les Mées.
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above both Sarthe’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 14% of adults. The median resident of Les Mées is 52.5 years old.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Les Mées | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 1% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The median disposable income is €24,730 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.
Les Mées recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Les Mées 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 Les Mées 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Mées | 103 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamers | 4,996 | 6.8 | B | A | C | C |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | 2,928 | 7.8 | B+ | A+ | B | B+ |
| Alençon Orne | 25,490 | 10 | C | A− | D− | B− |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis Orne | 3,636 | 10 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
| Bonnétable | 3,703 | 13 | A | A | B | A− |
| La Bazoge | 3,796 | 15 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Les Mées is a commune of 103 people in the Communauté de communes Maine Saosnois. 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.