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Population 516: a town in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Montaillé is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 15% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Montaillé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montaillé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Sargé-sur-Braye, 7.4 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montaillé.
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.1% of residents, below Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Montaillé has a median age of 40.9.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Montaillé | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 41% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 100 jobs are based in Montaillé, for 200 working residents (0.4 per worker). At the census, 9.0% of working residents in Montaillé didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.58/m² a month. The market in Montaillé: 27 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and museums in and near Montaillé. Best known first.
Nothing in Montaillé is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montaillé yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montaillé | 516 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Calais | 2,948 | 3 | B | A+ | C | C+ |
| Vibraye | 2,523 | 7.8 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
| Connerré | 2,780 | 12 | B+ | A− | C | B− |
| Montfort-le-Gesnois | 2,939 | 15 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir Loir-et-Cher | 3,646 | 15 | B+ | A | B | B |
| Saint-Mars-la-Brière | 2,681 | 16 | — | A− | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Montaillé is a commune of 516 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallées de la Braye et de l'Anille. 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
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.