People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Cost of living is another plus (A−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is hard to get around without a car: nearly half of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Second homes make up 16% of its housing.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Luché-Pringé 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 Luché-Pringé 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 Luché-Pringé.
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Luché-Pringé sees fewer deaths than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 73 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
161 deaths in Luché-Pringé between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 219: 27% below. The nearest emergency department to Luché-Pringé is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal, 14.1 mi away. There are 2 general practitioners here. At birth, a girl in Sarthe can expect 85.9 years and a boy 79.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw73
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Luché-Pringé · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal
19.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Tertre Rouge Pole Sante Sud
85.9 · 79.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Sarthe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Homes in Luché-Pringé cost less than in Sarthe’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,273/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.82/m² a month, near Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 60 homes in Luché-Pringé. Also worth knowing: for a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.72/m² a month.
€1,273/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Luché-Pringé€1,273/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,273/m²
60
€9.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.69 to €12.54/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Sud Sarthe
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Luché-Pringé, fewer than in Sarthe’s towns and across compared French towns
30% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 18% of adults, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Typical age in Luché-Pringé: 51.4, the median.
51.4median age
Luché-PringéSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Only 7.1% of commuters in Luché-Pringé go to work without a car, fewer than in Sarthe’s towns and across compared French towns
7.8% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). Luché-Pringé holds 450 jobs; 600 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,070 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
450
jobs based in Luché-Pringé, 0.8 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 39% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
More protected monuments for its size in Luché-Pringé than in Sarthe or compared French towns: 46 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2007. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Luché-Pringé: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Église de Pringé.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Luché-Pringé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 5.2 violent offenses and 10 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. All told, Luché-Pringé had 16 recorded offenses in 2025. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was family violence (2025).
5.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence8
Criminal damage8
Armed robbery0
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.
5.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
47.1%
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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 47.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Manoir de Venevelles and 3 more in and around Luché-Pringé
Heritage in and near Luché-Pringé. Best known first.
Église de Luché: Photo: Benchaum · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Prieuré (ancien): Photo: HubertduMaine · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir de Venevelles: Photo: Sropi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de la Grifferie: Photo: HubertduMaine · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Luché-Pringé
Is Luché-Pringé safe?
Luché-Pringé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Luché-Pringé expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Luché-Pringé grades A− for cost of living.
About Luché-Pringé
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Luché-Pringé is a commune of 1,535 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Sarthe. 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.
