Parigné-le-Pôlin’s strongest is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is walkability (D). Pupils here do less well than most (C): brevet results 4 points below the expected rate. At €1,578/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Val de Sarthe.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Parigné-le-Pôlin 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 Parigné-le-Pôlin 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.
Monument mégalithique, dénommé la Pierre Couverte: Photo: Gregofhuest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château des Perrays: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Parigné-le-Pôlin.
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Parigné-le-Pôlin, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns: 69 per 100 expected
−31%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Sarthe, women can expect to live 85.9 years and men 79.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 68 deaths in Parigné-le-Pôlin between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 77: 12% below. The nearest emergency department to Parigné-le-Pôlin is Centre Medico Chirugical du Mans, 9.5 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted69
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Parigné-le-Pôlin · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre Medico Chirugical du Mans
9.5 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
On foot, Parigné-le-Pôlin works less well than 89% of compared French towns
4%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €27,060 a year per consumption unit, above Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 4.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Jobs based in Parigné-le-Pôlin number 100, against 500 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Unemployment runs at 6.8%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Parigné-le-Pôlin, 0.2 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,060
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 11% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Exam results around Parigné-le-Pôlin trail 67% of compared French towns
89.0%passed the brevetCSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 7.7 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.2 mi off. Near Parigné-le-Pôlin, 89.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, near both Sarthe’s towns (89.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Parigné-le-Pôlin: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Parigné-le-Pôlin: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Monument mégalithique, dénommé la Pierre Couverte. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Parigné-le-Pôlin has fewer older residents than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 20% are 65 or over
42.8median age
Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. 9.5% of residents are 15 to 24, close to Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 28% of adults.
Parigné-le-PôlinSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%
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%.
Parigné-le-Pôlin is a commune of 1,037 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Sarthe. 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
1,037 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de Sarthe
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
5.4 sq mi (14 km²)
INSEE code
72230
Parigné-le-Pôlin’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 Parigné-le-Pôlin
Is Parigné-le-Pôlin safe?
Parigné-le-Pôlin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Parigné-le-Pôlin 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 Parigné-le-Pôlin expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,578/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Parigné-le-Pôlin 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.
