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PeraySarthe

A town of 70 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.38

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Peray a good place to live?

Peray is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Peray stand out

The one thing Peray does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

17% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Jouin · Classé · Photo: Christophe Bazile · CC BY-SA 3.0

Peray’s story

Peray in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Peray: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 2000.

58% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

2000First protected: Église Saint-Jouin
2023Most recently protected: Fortification à motte

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Peray.

History

Peray keeps more of its old housing than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 58% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Peray: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Jouin. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Jouin 11th & 16th c.

11th c.

oldest protected part

2000

first monument protected

Full pagePeray’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes58% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Peray?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Peray has fewer young adults than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 7% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults. Children under 15 make up 18%, above Sarthe’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 24% of residents.

45.2median age

PeraySarthe medianFrance median

Sarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

24%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Peray
	Peray	Sarthe median	France median
Under 15	18%	17%	17%
15–24	7%	9.9%	11%
25–44	24%	20%	23%
45–64	27%	26%	26%
65+	24%	26%	22%
No diploma	25%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	16%	18%
Higher education	21%	22%	30%

Full pagePeray’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages45.2 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households30 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Peray?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Peray has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.1 for each

0.0% of Peray’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 97% drove.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving97%

On foot0%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Peray, 0.1 per working resident

8.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pagePeray’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.1 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 6.9 mi off.

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Peray90.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollège	Collège	40	90%+5 pts

90.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +5 pts against the expected rate

2.6 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pagePeray’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges90.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Peray than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.38/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Peray from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.

€8.38/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Peray€8.38/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Sarthe median€9.64/m²

€8.38/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.17 to €11.39/m² a month)

€7.34/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pagePeray’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.38/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Manoir de Verdigné and 2 more in and around Peray

Heritage in and near Peray. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauManoir de Verdigné1.3 km northwest, in Avesnes-en-Saosnois AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré Saint-Symphorien de Marolles-les-Braults4.1 km west, in Marolles-les-Braults ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Aignan4.6 km southwest, in Saint-Aignan

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Everything we know about Peray

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The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.7 mi away Housing2 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.2 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Peray: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Fortification à motteMilitary building

Église Saint-JouinChurch · 11th & 16th c.

Photo credits

Fortification à motte: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0 · Église Saint-Jouin: Photo: Christophe Bazile · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Peray

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Peray yet.

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Peray’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Sarthe →

BonnétableMamersSavigné-l'ÉvêqueLa Ferté-BernardMontfort-le-GesnoisFresnay-sur-SarthePeray

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Peray	70	—	—	—	—	—
Bonnétable	3,703	5.7	A	A	B	A⁻
Mamers	4,996	6.9	B	A	C	C
Savigné-l'Évêque	4,031	12	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁻
La Ferté-Bernard	8,740	14	B⁺	A⁻	C⁻	A⁻
Montfort-le-Gesnois	2,939	14	—	B⁺	—	C⁺
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe	2,928	14	B⁺	A⁺	B	B⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Peray

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Peray is a commune of 70 people in the Communauté de communes Maine Saosnois. 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: 70 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Maine Saosnois
Département: Sarthe (72)
Région: Pays de la Loire
Area: 1 sq mi (2.5 km²)
INSEE code: 72233

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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.