Parcé-sur-Sarthe’s best grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is its weak spot (C+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The median sale price is €1,339/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Parcé-sur-Sarthe has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Parcé-sur-Sarthe 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 Parcé-sur-Sarthe.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Parcé-sur-Sarthe costs less than in both Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.79/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses were 99% of what sold. That is the middle of 70 sales of houses and apartments in Parcé-sur-Sarthe from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,638/m² for the median of compared towns in Sarthe.
€1,339/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Parcé-sur-Sarthe€1,339/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,342/m²
69
€8.79/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.09 to €10.90/m² a month)
3.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,090
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Sabolien
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Parcé-sur-Sarthe sees 92 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Parcé-sur-Sarthe have one GP on hand. Women in Sarthe live to 85.9 on average and men to 79.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 259 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 224: 16% above.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw116
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Parcé-sur-Sarthe · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal
21.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier du Mans
85.9 · 79.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Sarthe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Parcé-sur-Sarthe keeps more of its old housing than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2007. Parcé-sur-Sarthe has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
3historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit3
12th c.
oldest protected part
1963
first monument protected
2007
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Fewer people in Parcé-sur-Sarthe are out of work than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.5%
Jobs based in Parcé-sur-Sarthe number 450, against 850 residents in work (0.5 per worker). 5.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,950 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
450
jobs based in Parcé-sur-Sarthe, 0.5 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,950
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 42% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Parcé-sur-Sarthe hold a degree than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 20%
Under-15s account for 16% of the population. 11% of residents are 15 to 24, above Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Residents of Parcé-sur-Sarthe have a median age of 48.2.
48.2median age
Parcé-sur-SartheSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Parcé-sur-Sarthe has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 3.1 cases of violence against people and 9.9 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Parcé-sur-Sarthe’s tally for 2025: 12 recorded offenses. More of the graded crimes here were burglary than anything else (2025).
3.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary6
Criminal damage6
Armed robbery0
Fraud5
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.
3.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
36.7%
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 · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 36.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Manoir de Rousson and 3 more in and around Parcé-sur-Sarthe
Heritage in and near Parcé-sur-Sarthe. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Parcé-sur-Sarthe
Is Parcé-sur-Sarthe safe?
Parcé-sur-Sarthe has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 6 acts of criminal damage.
Is Parcé-sur-Sarthe expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Parcé-sur-Sarthe grades A for cost of living.
About Parcé-sur-Sarthe
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Parcé-sur-Sarthe is a commune of 1,950 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Sabolien. 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.
