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MaisoncellesSarthe

A town of 201 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Is Maisoncelles a good place to live?

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

What makes Maisoncelles stand out

The 2 things Maisoncelles does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Notre-Dame de la Visitation
Église Notre-Dame de la Visitation · Inscrit · Photo: Yodaspirine · CC BY-SA 4.0
Maisoncelles’ story

Maisoncelles in pictures

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

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2026First protected: Église Notre-Dame de la Visitation
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maisoncelles.

Who lives here

Children make up 23% of Maisoncelles, above Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns

Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by 16% of adults, below Sarthe’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Half of Maisoncelles is older than 35.8, half younger.

35.8median age
MaisoncellesSarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat28%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Maisoncelles
MaisoncellesSarthe medianFrance median
Under 1523%17%17%
15–2410%9.9%11%
25–4427%20%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+15%26%22%
No diploma15%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%30%26%
Baccalauréat28%16%18%
Higher education16%22%30%

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

History

Maisoncelles keeps more of its old housing than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 38% 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 Maisoncelles; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
2026
first monument protected
38%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Maisoncelles than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,890 a year per consumption unit

At the census, 7.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 50 jobs are based in Maisoncelles, for 100 working residents (0.3 per worker). The jobless rate is 9.7%.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
On foot4%
Bicycle4%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Maisoncelles, 0.3 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 16.4 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.7 mi away.

93.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Maisoncelles93.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Guillaume ApollinaireNearest collègeCollègeCollège8793%+5 pts
93.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +5 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Maisoncelles is €9.36/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 9 homes were sold in Maisoncelles.

€9.36/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Maisoncelles€9.36/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Sarthe median€9.64/m²
€9.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.29 to €12.00/m² a month)
€7.08/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 Maisoncelles

13pages on Maisoncelles

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame de la Visitation: Photo: Yodaspirine · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Maisoncelles

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

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Maisoncelles’ 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 →
Saint-CalaisConnerréParigné-l'ÉvêqueMontfort-le-GesnoisSaint-Mars-la-BrièreVibrayeSaint-CalaisConnerréParigné-l'ÉvêqueMontfort-le-GesnoisSaint-Mars-la-BrièreVibrayeMaisoncelles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Maisoncelles201—————
Saint-Calais2,9487.8BA+CC+
Connerré2,7809.2B+A−CB−
Parigné-l'Évêque5,35810A+A−AB+
Montfort-le-Gesnois2,93911—B+—C+
Saint-Mars-la-Brière2,68111—A−—B+
Vibraye2,52311—A+—B+

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

About Maisoncelles

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Maisoncelles is a commune of 201 people in the Communauté de communes Le Gesnois Bilurien. 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
201 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Le Gesnois Bilurien
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.3 km²)
INSEE code
72178

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.