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Home to 1,854 people, this town lies in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Schools are its strong suit — brevet results 8 points above the expected rate. Cost of living is another plus (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 6.9% unemployment. It is hard to get around without a car: 71% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Malicorne-sur-Sarthe 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 Malicorne-sur-Sarthe 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.
Malicorne-sur-Sarthe has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Malicorne-sur-Sarthe does most differently from other towns.
Malicorne-sur-Sarthe has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →The list names few of Malicorne-sur-Sarthe’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Malicorne-sur-Sarthe.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Malicorne-sur-Sarthe is 95.0%, higher than both Sarthe’s towns (89.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest general lycée is 7.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marcel PagnolNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 98 | 95%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €8.68/m² a month, below both Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €7.78/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 99% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,263/m² | 88 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
6.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 6.9%, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Malicorne-sur-Sarthe didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Malicorne-sur-Sarthe has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
11% of residents are 15 to 24, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Sarthe’s towns (9.9%). Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents. One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Malicorne-sur-Sarthe | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 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.
The nearest emergency department to Malicorne-sur-Sarthe is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal, 6.3 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 181 residents of Malicorne-sur-Sarthe died, against 211 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. Women in Sarthe live to 85.9 on average and men to 79.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
Heritage and museums in and near Malicorne-sur-Sarthe. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Malicorne-sur-Sarthe.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Malicorne-sur-Sarthe is a commune of 1,854 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malicorne-sur-Sarthe | 1,854 | — | — | A+ | — | B |
| Noyen-sur-Sarthe | 2,556 | 4.1 | A+ | A | A− | A+ |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe | 4,693 | 7.3 | A+ | A− | B+ | A |
| Cérans-Foulletourte | 3,341 | 7.4 | A− | A− | A | B− |
| La Flèche | 14,947 | 7.5 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe | 2,514 | 9 | — | A | — | B+ |
| Guécélard | 3,202 | 11 | — | A− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Malicorne-sur-Sarthe has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 8.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 98% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Malicorne-sur-Sarthe grades A+ for cost of living.
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 November 9, 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.