Oizé has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 69% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Oizé 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 Oizé.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
On foot, Oizé works less well than nine in ten compared French towns
Oizé holds 150 jobs; 650 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. 2.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The jobless rate is 6.6%.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Oizé, 0.2 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 9% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 23% of Oizé, above Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
Retirement age and beyond: 13% of residents are 65 or older. Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, above both Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 21% of adults.
37.5median age
OizéSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A−
Median price in Oizé: €1,543/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.82/m² a month, about level with Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Oizé: 39 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.71/m² a month.
€1,543/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Oizé€1,543/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,543/m²
39
€9.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.69 to €12.54/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,630
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Fléchois
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Oizé: 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.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Oizé counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Hilaire. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Oizé records 90 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 82 in Sarthe’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Oizé is Centre Medico Chirugical du Mans, 12.3 mi away. 74 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 82: 10% below. Average lifespans in Sarthe: 85.9 years for women, 79.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Oizé · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre Medico Chirugical du Mans
12.3 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Oizé
Is Oizé safe?
Oizé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Oizé good?
They grade C, better than 33% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Oizé expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Oizé grades A− for cost of living.
About Oizé
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Oizé is a commune of 1,322 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Fléchois. 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.
