Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is a strength too: nearly two thirds of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. What holds it back is safety: an average of 12.9 recorded violent incidents and 20.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. All told, that adds up to a B overall and a rank of #24 of 31 in Sarthe. Set against the rest, it does better than 62% of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Montval-sur-Loir 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 Montval-sur-Loir.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Montval-sur-Loir: 37% are 65 or over, above Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
55.8median age
Graduates make up 15% of adults. Children under 15 make up 12%, below Sarthe’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population.
Montval-sur-LoirSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 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
HousingCost of living A
Homes in Montval-sur-Loir cost less than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,218/m²
€1,218/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.18/m² a month, close to Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 97% of what sold. The market in Montval-sur-Loir: 236 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montval-sur-Loir€1,218/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,231/m²
229
€9.18/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.30 to €11.55/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.30/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,800
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Loir-Lucé-Bercé
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Montval-sur-Loir runs higher than in 87% of compared French towns
12.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Over 2025, Montval-sur-Loir logged 188 recorded offenses. Jobs outnumber working residents in Montval-sur-Loir (3,150 to 1,750): it draws people in from around. The commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage65
Sexual violence30
Other physical violence29
Family violence27
Burglary18
Vehicle theft12
Theft from vehicles7
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence38
Fraud14
Drug use13
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.
12.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
188
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. 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.
History
Old homes shape Montval-sur-Loir: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns
6historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Houses and mansions, 4 of the 6, make up the bulk. Montval-sur-Loir has 11 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above Sarthe’s towns (3.6) and compared French towns (2.5) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C
More people in Montval-sur-Loir are out of work than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.2%
18%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €22,730 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 17.6% of commuters travelled at the census. At the census, 5.5% of working residents in Montval-sur-Loir didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot10%
Public transport5%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
3,150
jobs based in Montval-sur-Loir, 1.8 per working resident
14.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 76% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Montval-sur-Loir has a lower adjusted death rate than 66% of compared French towns
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Montval-sur-Loir can choose among 6 GPs. Its two care homes for older people (217 places) count their residents as Montval-sur-Loir’s; allowing for them, deaths were 18% below expected. 1,033 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, close to the 1,038 that France’s rates at each age predict. Women in Sarthe live to 85.9 on average and men to 79.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Montval-sur-Loir · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Montval Sur Loir
20.9 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
89.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 7 points above the expected rate
96%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Montval-sur-Loir is 86.9%, below Sarthe’s towns (92.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. On results, collèges and lycées here come #15 of 34 in Sarthe.
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About Montval-sur-Loir
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Montval-sur-Loir is a commune of 5,641 people in the Communauté de communes Loir-Lucé-Bercé. 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
5,641 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loir-Lucé-Bercé
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
10.6 sq mi (27.4 km²)
INSEE code
72071
Montval-sur-Loir’s 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 Montval-sur-Loir
Is Montval-sur-Loir safe?
It grades D for safety, #28 of 31 in Sarthe. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 65 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Montval-sur-Loir good?
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns and #15 of 34 in Sarthe. 96% of 129 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Racan in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montval-sur-Loir expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montval-sur-Loir grades A for cost of living.
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.
