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A town of 1,225 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Luceau has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 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.
The one thing Luceau does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Luceau 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.
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Luceau has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Luceau before 1900, the earliest Pierre Cuillier-Perron, in 1753.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Luceau.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
32 sales of houses and apartments in Luceau, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,200/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,200/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
6.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. 650 jobs are based in Luceau, for 500 working residents (1.4 per worker). Unemployment stood at 8.0%, near Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 19% of adults, below Sarthe’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Under-15s account for 16% of the population. The middle age in Luceau is 49.2.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Luceau | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
92 deaths in Luceau between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 111: 17% below. Life expectancy in Sarthe: 85.9 years for women and 79.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Adjusted for age and care homes, Luceau records 83 deaths per 100 expected, close to Sarthe’s towns (82) and below compared French towns (88).
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. 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.
Luceau has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 1.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de BercéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 82 | 93%+8 pts |
| Lycée RacanNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 129 | 96%±0 pts |
| Collège Saint-Jean PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 44 | 84%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Luceau. Best known first.
Luceau has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Touzé Eric · CC BY-SA 4.0
3 notable people were born in Luceau.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luceau | 1,225 | — | — | A | — | B |
| Montval-sur-Loir | 5,641 | 1.7 | B | A | D | B+ |
| Mayet | 3,187 | 6.6 | A | A− | A | D |
| Écommoy | 4,868 | 9.6 | B | A | B | B |
| Le Lude | 3,983 | 12 | A− | A | C− | C+ |
| Teloché | 3,067 | 13 | — | A− | — | B |
| Laigné-Saint-Gervais | 4,252 | 14 | — | B+ | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Luceau has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns. 96% of 129 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Racan in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,200/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Luceau grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Luceau is a commune of 1,225 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
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.