Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oisseau-le-Petit.
History
Oisseau-le-Petit keeps more of its old housing than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Oisseau-le-Petit counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Fanum gallo-romain (vestiges). The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 19% of people in Oisseau-le-Petit are under 15, more than in both Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Sarthe’s towns (9.9%). Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. 20% of adults hold a degree.
41.4median age
Oisseau-le-PetitSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Only 4.9% of commuters in Oisseau-le-Petit go to work without a car, fewer than in both Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
Jobs based in Oisseau-le-Petit number 100, against 300 residents in work (0.4 per worker). The median disposable income was €24,730 a year per consumption unit, about level with Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and below compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 6.2% of working residents here at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Oisseau-le-Petit, 0.4 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Oisseau-le-Petit
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Oisseau-le-Petit is a commune of 671 people in the Communauté de communes Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles. 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
671 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles
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.
