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LongnesSarthe

A town of 286 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Is Longnes a good place to live?

Longnes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Longnes stand out

The one thing Longnes does most differently from other towns.

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Longnes’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Longnes’ story

No historic monuments in Longnes

The Culture ministry lists no building in Longnes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Vallon-sur-Gée, 4.1 mi away.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Longnes.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 15% of people in Longnes are 65 or over, fewer than in both Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 28% of adults, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Sarthe’s towns (22%). 19% of residents are children under 15. The age that splits Longnes in two is 39.8.

39.8median age
LongnesSarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Longnes
LongnesSarthe medianFrance median
Under 1519%17%17%
15–2410%9.9%11%
25–4427%20%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+15%26%22%
No diploma19%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education28%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Longnes walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 3.4%

Unemployment runs at 5.8%. Jobs located in Longnes: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.3 each). At the census, 2.8% of working residents in Longnes went to work by public transport.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Longnes, 0.3 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Longnes than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.24/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Longnes recorded 14 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.01/m² a month.

€8.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Longnes€8.24/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Sarthe median€9.64/m²
€8.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.41 to €10.60/m² a month)
€8.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Longnes

12pages on Longnes

Landmarks

Nothing in Longnes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Longnes

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Longnes yet.

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Longnes’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Sarthe →
Noyen-sur-SartheLa Suze-sur-SartheLa MilesseRoëzé-sur-SartheSaint-SaturninAllonnesNoyen-sur-SartheLa Suze-sur-SartheLa MilesseRoëzé-sur-SartheSaint-SaturninAllonnesLongnes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Longnes286—————
Noyen-sur-Sarthe2,55610A+AA−A+
La Suze-sur-Sarthe4,69310A+A−B+A
La Milesse2,61711—B—B+
Roëzé-sur-Sarthe2,51411—A—B+
Saint-Saturnin2,77411A−B−DA+
Allonnes10,73912CBC−C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Longnes

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Longnes is a commune of 286 people in the LBN Communauté. 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

Population
286 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
LBN Communauté
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²)
INSEE code
72166

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 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.