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MaignéSarthe

326 people call this town in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire home.

Population

326

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.16

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,040

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Maigné a good place to live?

There are no grades for Maigné: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Maigné stand out

The one thing Maigné does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

15% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 43.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Seigneurie · Inscrit · Photo: Delaforest · CC0

Maigné’s story

Maigné in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Maigné; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.

56% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Guillaume Jean-Baptiste d'Andigné de Resteau, born in 1771, is the one person born in Maigné before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maigné.

Who lives here

A town of families: 18% of people in Maigné are under 15, more than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns

Over-65s are 15% of the population. Degrees are held by 29% of adults, higher than Sarthe’s towns (22%) and near compared French towns (30%). At 43.3, the median resident of Maigné sits in the middle of the age range.

43.3median age

MaignéSarthe medianFrance median

Sarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat25%

Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Maigné
	Maigné	Sarthe median	France median
Under 15	18%	17%	17%
15–24	10%	9.9%	11%
25–44	24%	20%	23%
45–64	33%	26%	26%
65+	15%	26%	22%
No diploma	12%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	25%	16%	18%
Higher education	29%	22%	30%

Full pageMaigné’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages43.3 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households140 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad1.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Maigné?”

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

History

Maigné keeps more of its old housing than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 56% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Maigné; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

16th c.

oldest protected part

1928

first monument protected

Full pageMaigné’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes56% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Maigné?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Maigné, 6.1%, runs below Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 5.3% of commuters got to work without a car. Maigné holds 200 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 1.1 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €25,040 a year per consumption unit, near both Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and compared French towns (€25,970).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

On foot4%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle1%

200

jobs based in Maigné, 1.1 per working resident

6.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,040

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 1.1 per working resident Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,040 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Maigné is €10.16/m² a month, against €9.64/m² in Sarthe’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

A house rents for an estimated €7.89/m² a month. Maigné recorded 14 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.16/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Maigné€10.16/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Sarthe median€9.64/m²

€10.16/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.04 to €12.85/m² a month)

€7.89/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMaigné’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.16/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Bellefille and 4 more in and around Maigné

Heritage in and near Maigné. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bellefille2.9 km east, in Chemiré-le-Gaudin ChâteauChâteauManoir de Guiberne3.4 km northwest, in Vallon-sur-Gée ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Sauvagère3.7 km east, in Chemiré-le-Gaudin ChâteauChâteauManoir du Petit-Béru4 km north, in Vallon-sur-Gée ChâteauChâteauChâteau La Grange2.9 km north, in Vallon-sur-Gée

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Maigné

12pages on Maigné

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.9 mi away Work & commute200 jobs based here Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.3 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Maigné has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Classé

Église Saint-PierreChurch · in Vallon-sur-Gée, 1.7 mi

Classé

Chapelle de FlacéChapel · 15th & 16th c. · in Souligné-sous-Ballon, 3.3 mi

Classé

Château de la BalluèreChâteau · 15th c. · in Pirmil, 3.7 mi

Classé

Église Saint-ChristopheChurch · 12th & 16th c. · in Saint-Christophe-en-Champagne, 4.2 mi

Famous people from Maigné

One notable person was born in Maigné.

Their page →

Guillaume Jean-Baptiste d'Andigné de ResteauFrench politician (1771-1842)

Maigné’s 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-SartheRoëzé-sur-SartheSpayGuécélardCérans-FoulletourteMaigné

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Maigné	326	—	—	—	—	—
Noyen-sur-Sarthe	2,556	5.2	A⁺	A	A⁻	A⁺
La Suze-sur-Sarthe	4,693	5.3	A⁺	A⁻	B⁺	A
Roëzé-sur-Sarthe	2,514	6.4	—	A	—	B⁺
Spay	2,808	9.6	—	B⁺	—	A
Guécélard	3,202	9.7	—	A⁻	—	A
Cérans-Foulletourte	3,341	9.8	A⁻	A⁻	A	B⁻

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

About Maigné

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Maigné is a commune of 326 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: 326 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: LBN Communauté
Département: Sarthe (72)
Région: Pays de la Loire
Area: 4.4 sq mi (11.4 km²)
INSEE code: 72177

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.