Précigné grades A+ overall: better than 95% of compared French towns, and #6 of 31 in Sarthe. At the median price of €1,613/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays Sabolien. Its strongest is safety (A): an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Précigné 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 Précigné.
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Précigné than in 94% of compared French towns
On the Safety Grade, Précigné ranks 2nd of the 31 compared towns in Sarthe. Police and gendarmerie recorded 16 offenses here in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
3.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage9
Family violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud21
Theft without violence10
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.
3.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
22.0%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, 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, 22.0% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B+
Précigné gets a B+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.53/m² a month, near Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Behind the median of €1,613/m²: 118 houses and apartments sold in Précigné between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 92% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,613/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Précigné€1,613/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,588/m²
108
€9.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.13 to €12.74/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.70/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
History
Old homes shape Précigné: 16% were built before 1919, more than in both Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Précigné is Abbaye des Prémontrés (ancienne) , actuellement château du Perray-Neuf. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Précigné hold a degree than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 20%
One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below both Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 23% of the population.
48.7median age
PrécignéSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 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
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Précigné has lower unemployment than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7%
950 jobs are based in Précigné, for 1,300 working residents (0.7 per worker). At the census, 7.9% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €25,340 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and compared French towns (€25,970).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
950
jobs based in Précigné, 0.7 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 53% 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, Précigné sees fewer deaths than 51% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Précigné. Its care home for older people (96 places) counts its residents as Précigné’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 362 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 423, 17% more. Life expectancy in Sarthe: 85.9 years for women and 79.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw117
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Précigné · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal
18 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal du Haut Anjou
85.9 · 79.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Sarthe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Logis du Plessis-Roland: Photo: Delaforest · CC0 · Abbaye des Prémontrés (ancienne) , actuellement château du Perray-Neuf: Photo: Travail personnel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Précigné
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Précigné as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Précigné
Is Précigné safe?
It grades A for safety, #2 of 31 in Sarthe.
Is Précigné expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,613/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Précigné grades B+ for cost of living.
About Précigné
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Précigné is a commune of 2,877 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.
