Loir en Vallée’s strongest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Incomes are on the low side: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 9.9% unemployment. Walkability is weaker too: 28% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Loir en Vallée 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 Loir en Vallée 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Loir en Vallée.
Who lives here
An older town: 40% of people in Loir en Vallée are 65 or over, more than in both Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
7.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 11%, below both Sarthe’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Half of Loir en Vallée is older than 59.3, half younger.
59.3median age
Loir en ValléeSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
40%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A
Homes in Loir en Vallée cost less than in both Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,122/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.61/m² a month, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €6.58/m² a month. The market in Loir en Vallée: 114 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,122/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Loir en Vallée€1,122/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,121/m²
113
€8.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.47 to €11.46/m² a month)
3.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,800
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Loir-Lucé-Bercé
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Loir en Vallée than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 7.4%
The median disposable income was €24,130 a year per consumption unit, close to Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and below compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents in Loir en Vallée at the census. The unemployment rate comes to 9.9%.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
500
jobs based in Loir en Vallée, 0.7 per working resident
9.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 27% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Fewer deaths than expected in Loir en Vallée, 94 per 100, but more than in both Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Sarthe: 85.9 years for women, 79.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 727 deaths in Loir en Vallée between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 515: 41% above. The nearest emergency department to Loir en Vallée is Centre hospitalier St Calais, 11.3 mi away. There is one general practitioner here.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw141
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Loir en Vallée · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier St Calais
19.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Maternite centre hospitalier Vendome Montoire
85.9 · 79.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Sarthe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More protected monuments for its size in Loir en Vallée than in Sarthe or compared French towns: 29 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Loir en Vallée is Château de Poncé. On the Culture ministry’s list, Loir en Vallée counts 6 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second. 31% of homes date from before 1919.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Loir en Vallée
Is Loir en Vallée safe?
Loir en Vallée has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Loir en Vallée expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Loir en Vallée grades A for cost of living.
About Loir en Vallée
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Loir en Vallée is a commune of 2,044 people in the Communauté de communes Loir-Lucé-Bercé. 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
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.
