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It is a town of 1,960 residents in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Lombron’s strongest is cost of living (A) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C−): 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also trails on jobs & income: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 6.6% unemployment. The median sale price is €1,724/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Lombron 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 2 things Lombron does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lombron 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.
Lombron has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lombron, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1970.
17% 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 Lombron.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Lombron from July 2023 to June 2026: 71 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,724/m² | 71 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
4.6% 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. Of those in the labour force, 6.6% are unemployed. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,120 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Lombron is Centre Medico Chirugical du Mans, 11.9 mi away. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Lombron records 81 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 170 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 138, 19% fewer. At birth, a girl in Sarthe can expect 85.9 years and a boy 79.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lombron, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Sarthe’s towns (26%). Under 15: 18% of residents. Residents of Lombron have a median age of 43.5.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Lombron | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage in and near Lombron. Best known first.
The list names few of Lombron’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lombron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lombron | 1,960 | — | — | A | — | B+ |
| Montfort-le-Gesnois | 2,939 | 2.3 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Connerré | 2,780 | 3.9 | B+ | A− | C | B− |
| Saint-Mars-la-Brière | 2,681 | 4.2 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Savigné-l'Évêque | 4,031 | 5.6 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Champagné | 3,666 | 5.8 | A | A− | B+ | B− |
| Bonnétable | 3,703 | 6.7 | A | A | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Lombron has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 4.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lombron grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Lombron is a commune of 1,960 people in the Communauté de communes Le Gesnois Bilurien. 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.