Roëzé-sur-Sarthe’s strongest is schools (A+): brevet results 6 points above the expected rate. Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Homes go for a median €1,527/m².
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Roëzé-sur-Sarthe has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Roëzé-sur-Sarthe 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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Roëzé-sur-Sarthe’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 72% of compared French towns
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health 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. Its care home for older people (91 places) counts its residents as Roëzé-sur-Sarthe’s; allowing for it, deaths were 20% below expected. 322 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 289: 11% above. The nearest emergency department to Roëzé-sur-Sarthe is Centre Medico Chirugical du Mans, 8.8 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Roëzé-sur-Sarthe · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre Medico Chirugical du Mans
8.8 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
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Incomes in Roëzé-sur-Sarthe run higher than in Sarthe’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €27,540 a year per consumption unit
7%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 7.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 7.8%, near Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Roëzé-sur-Sarthe number 900, against 1,100 residents in work (0.8 per worker).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
900
jobs based in Roëzé-sur-Sarthe, 0.8 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 47% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Roëzé-sur-Sarthe has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
6.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
The graded crime recorded most in Roëzé-sur-Sarthe was family violence (2025). All told, Roëzé-sur-Sarthe had 35 recorded offenses in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 6.8 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 6.3 (2023–2025 average).
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence21
Criminal damage14
Armed robbery0
Fraud14
Drug use0
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.
6.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
35
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
26.8%
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 · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 26.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Roëzé-sur-Sarthe is a commune of 2,514 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
2,514 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de Sarthe
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
10.3 sq mi (26.8 km²)
INSEE code
72253
Roëzé-sur-Sarthe’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 Roëzé-sur-Sarthe
Is Roëzé-sur-Sarthe safe?
Roëzé-sur-Sarthe has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Roëzé-sur-Sarthe good?
They grade A+, better than 96% of compared French towns and #4 of 34 in Sarthe. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Roëzé-sur-Sarthe expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Roëzé-sur-Sarthe 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.
