Loué has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Loué 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Loué is easier to get around on foot than 80% of compared French towns
Households’ median disposable income: €23,680 a year per consumption unit. For its 850 residents in work, Loué has 1,250 jobs: 1.5 each. Unemployment stood at 8.3%, near Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%).
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot10%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
1,250
jobs based in Loué, 1.5 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 80% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Loué’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 76% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Loué can choose among 3 GPs. Its care home for older people (64 places) counts its residents as Loué’s; allowing for it, deaths were 21% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 321 residents of Loué died, against 340 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Loué is Centre hospitalier du Mans, 15.2 mi away.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Loué · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier du Mans
15.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier du Mans
85.9 · 79.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Sarthe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are less common in Loué than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: 18% of adults
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. 28% of residents are 65 or over, above Sarthe’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. At 48.5, the median resident of Loué sits in the middle of the age range.
48.5median age
LouéSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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
History
Old homes shape Loué: 19% were built before 1919, more than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Loué, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Loué has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 6 cases of violence against people and 11.2 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). 2025 saw 31 offenses recorded in Loué. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage19
Family violence12
Armed robbery0
Fraud17
Drug use0
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
31
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
25.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 25.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Coulennes and 4 more in and around Loué
Heritage and family days out in and near Loué. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Loué
Is Loué safe?
Loué has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Loué good?
They grade A−, better than 81% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Loué expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,333/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Loué grades A for cost of living.
About Loué
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Loué is a commune of 2,156 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
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.