Requeil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 64% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,284/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Sud Sarthe. Its strongest is schools (A+): brevet results 6 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Requeil 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 Requeil.
Schools
Schools around Requeil do better than those of 96% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Requeil, 94.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, higher than both Sarthe’s towns (89.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). General-bac pupils go 11.7 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 2.6 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Unemployment in Requeil, 4.8%, runs below Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
3.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Requeil holds 200 jobs; 500 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,300 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Requeil, 0.4 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,300
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 16% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Requeil earns an A− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,284/m²: 37 houses and apartments sold in Requeil between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €9.82/m² a month, close to Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €7.71/m² a month.
€1,284/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Requeil€1,284/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,284/m²
37
€9.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.69 to €12.54/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Sud Sarthe
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Fewer deaths than expected in Requeil, 95 per 100, but more than in both Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Requeil is Centre Medico Chirugical du Mans, 12.8 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 97 residents of Requeil died, against 102 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% fewer. In Sarthe, women can expect to live 85.9 years and men 79.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Requeil · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre Medico Chirugical du Mans
12.7 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 Requeil: 24% 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 Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Requeil; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Requeil than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9% of residents, below both Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). 22% of residents have reached 65. Requeil has a median age of 42.2 years.
42.2median age
RequeilSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education19%
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%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Requeil
Is Requeil safe?
Requeil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Requeil good?
They grade A+, better than 96% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Requeil expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,284/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Requeil grades A− for cost of living.
About Requeil
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Requeil is a commune of 1,108 people in the Communauté de communes Sud 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
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.
