Easy on the wallet, harder on other counts. Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. With a B overall, Mamers is better than 61% of compared French towns and ranks #25 of 31 in Sarthe. It is strong on walkability as well (A): 87% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The drawback is jobs & income (C−): 1.8 jobs per working resident; 19.2% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Mamers 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 Mamers.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Mamers, 19.2%, runs above Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €21,870 a year per consumption unit, below Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 10.0% of working residents in Mamers didn’t travel to work at all.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
On foot17%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,800
jobs based in Mamers, 1.8 per working resident
19.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 92% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
A home in Mamers sells for €1,036/m², less than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.12/m² a month, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Mamers is the second cheapest of the 41 towns in Sarthe, at €1,036/m². Houses were 94% of what sold.
€1,036/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mamers€1,036/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,012/m²
203
€9.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.68 to €12.45/m² a month)
3.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.32/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,780
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Maine Saosnois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Mamers skews older, with 32% of residents 65 or over, more than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns
Degrees are held by 14% of adults, below Sarthe’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 15%. At 50.9, the median resident of Mamers sits in the middle of the age range.
50.9median age
MamersSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma41%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Mamers ranks above 70% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Mamers has 2,800 jobs for 1,500 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 14.5 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 11.5. Police and gendarmerie recorded 100 offenses here in 2025. The commonest graded crime here was family violence (2025).
14.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence30
Criminal damage27
Sexual violence17
Other physical violence16
Burglary5
Theft from vehicles5
Armed robbery0
Fraud21
Theft without violence13
Drug use6
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.
14.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
100
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.5%
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 vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 2.5% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C
Mamers sees 94 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
875 deaths in Mamers between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 752: 16% above. Life expectancy in Sarthe: 85.9 years for women and 79.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Mamers can choose among 5 GPs.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw116
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Mamers · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Mamers
14.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Alencon Mamers
85.9 · 79.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Sarthe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Mamers: 24% were built before 1919, more than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Mamers has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2025. Protection here reaches back to the 14th century. Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Nicolas.
Église Saint-Nicolas: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel d'Espagne: Photo: Travail personnel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Halle aux grains: Photo: Travail personnel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Travail personnel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jacques Triger: Dr. Olivier Couffon, Public domain · Jean-Bernard Bouvet: Pascal Aunai, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jacques Langlais: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Michel Aufray: Nevers, CC BY-SA 3.0
Mamers’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mamers
Is Mamers safe?
It grades C for safety, #21 of 31 in Sarthe. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 27 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Mamers good?
They grade B, better than 59% of compared French towns and #13 of 34 in Sarthe. 93% of 90 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent de Perseigne in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mamers expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mamers grades A for cost of living.
About Mamers
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Mamers is a commune of 4,996 people in the Communauté de communes Maine Saosnois. 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.
