Mayet grades A overall: better than 90% of compared French towns, and #9 of 31 in Sarthe. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,326/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Sud Sarthe. Its strongest is schools (A+): brevet results 6 points above the expected rate.
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 Mayet 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Mayet runs lower than in 88% of compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Mayet. Recorded offenses locally came to 37 in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 7.6 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 5.9.
7.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage13
Family violence12
Sexual violence12
Armed robbery0
Fraud16
Theft without violence9
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.
7.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
37
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
20.2%
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· Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 20.2% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth D
Mayet loses more people than its age profile suggests, 105 per 100 expected, above Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Sarthe: 85.9 years for women and 79.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 639 residents of Mayet died, against 489 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 31% more. The nearest emergency department to Mayet is Centre hospitalier Montval Sur Loir, 8.3 mi away. The town has 3 family doctors.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw131
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Mayet · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Montval Sur Loir
14.3 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.96/m² a month, near Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Behind the median of €1,326/m²: 139 houses and apartments sold in Mayet between July 2023 and June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.72/m² a month.
€1,326/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mayet€1,326/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,326/m²
139
€9.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.28 to €13.61/m² a month)
3.9
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
Older residents shape Mayet: 30% are 65 or over, above Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
17% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
49.4median age
MayetSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Mayet has 0.7 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
The jobless rate is 7.1%. At the census, 8.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, near Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and lower than compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,330 a year.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
900
jobs based in Mayet, 0.7 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 45% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mayet
Is Mayet safe?
It grades A for safety, #5 of 31 in Sarthe.
Are schools in Mayet good?
They grade A+, better than 98% of compared French towns and #2 of 34 in Sarthe. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mayet expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,326/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mayet grades A− for cost of living.
About Mayet
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Mayet is a commune of 3,187 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.
