Good on most counts; one lags. Its best grade is for schools: brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Parigné-l'Évêque’s overall grade is A+, better than almost every compared French town. That places it #3 of 31 in Sarthe. It also does well on safety — an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 8.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,886/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Sud Est Manceau. Most journeys need a car: 39% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Parigné-l'Évêque 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Parigné-l'Évêque runs lower than in 88% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Parigné-l'Évêque was burglary (2025). 2025 saw 69 offenses recorded here.
5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary23
Criminal damage19
Family violence12
Other physical violence9
Sexual violence6
Armed robbery0
Fraud36
Theft without violence5
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.
5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
69
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.3%
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 · When vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (5.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living A−
Parigné-l'Évêque is graded an A− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
163 sales of houses and apartments in Parigné-l'Évêque, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,886/m². The estimated advertised rent is €9.64/m² a month, about level with Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €9.21/m² a month.
€1,886/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Parigné-l'Évêque€1,886/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,886/m²
163
€9.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.69 to €12.07/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,200
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Sud Est Manceau
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Fewer people in Parigné-l'Évêque are out of work than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.4%
The median disposable income was €26,780 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Sarthe’s towns (€24,770). Jobs located in Parigné-l'Évêque: 1,600, for 2,350 residents in work (0.7 each). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 5.2% of commuters travelled at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,600
jobs based in Parigné-l'Évêque, 0.7 per working resident
5.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 21% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Adjusted for age and care homes, Parigné-l'Évêque sees fewer deaths than 70% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Parigné-l'Évêque can choose among 2 GPs. Its two care homes for older people (107 places) count their residents as Parigné-l'Évêque’s; allowing for them, deaths were 19% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 587 residents of Parigné-l'Évêque died, about as many as the 589 expected from France’s death rates at each age. The nearest emergency department to Parigné-l'Évêque is Centre Medico Chirugical du Mans, 6.5 mi away.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Parigné-l'Évêque · 1.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre Medico Chirugical du Mans
6.4 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
Old homes shape Parigné-l'Évêque: 16% were built before 1919, more than in Sarthe’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. Parigné-l'Évêque has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 18% of people in Parigné-l'Évêque are under 15, more than in Sarthe’s towns and across compared French towns
29% of adults hold a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.7% of residents, about level with Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). The median resident of Parigné-l'Évêque is 45.1 years old.
45.1median age
Parigné-l'ÉvêqueSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Parigné-l'Évêque
Is Parigné-l'Évêque safe?
It grades A for safety, #5 of 31 in Sarthe. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 19 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Parigné-l'Évêque good?
They grade A, better than 94% of compared French towns and #6 of 34 in Sarthe. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Parigné-l'Évêque expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,886/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Parigné-l'Évêque grades A− for cost of living.
About Parigné-l'Évêque
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Parigné-l'Évêque is a commune of 5,358 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud Est Manceau. 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.
