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RouezSarthe

A town of 804 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Is Rouez a good place to live?

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

Abbaye de Champagne (ancienne)
Abbaye de Champagne (ancienne) · Inscrit · Photo: Louis Boudan · Public domain
Rouez’s story

Rouez in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Rouez; none is classé, France’s top protection.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1932First protected: Abbaye de Champagne (ancienne)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rouez.

Who lives here

A town of families: 22% of people in Rouez are under 15, more than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town. Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Sarthe’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The middle age in Rouez is 41.1.

41.1median age
RouezSarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rouez
RouezSarthe medianFrance median
Under 1522%17%17%
15–2411%9.9%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+19%26%22%
No diploma25%24%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat17%16%18%
Higher education19%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Rouez: 36% were built before 1919, more than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Rouez; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1932
first monument protected
36%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Only 4.2% of commuters in Rouez go to work without a car, fewer than in Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €23,950 a year per consumption unit, near Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Rouez number 100, against 350 residents in work (0.3 per worker).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Rouez, 0.3 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Rouez than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: €6.94/m² a month

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

22 houses and apartments changed hands in Rouez from July 2023 to June 2026.

€6.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rouez€6.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Sarthe median€9.64/m²
€6.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.43 to €8.87/m² a month)
€6.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rouez

12pages on Rouez

Landmarks

Rouez has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Abbaye de Champagne (ancienne): Photo: Louis Boudan · Public domain

Famous people from Rouez

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

How we find them →

Rouez’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 →
La BazogeLa MilesseÉvronFresnay-sur-SartheSaint-SaturninVillaines-la-JuhelLa BazogeLa MilesseÉvronFresnay-sur-SartheSaint-SaturninVillaines-la-JuhelRouez
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rouez804—————
La Bazoge3,79613A+A−A+A−
La Milesse2,61713—B—B+
Évron Mayenne8,25213A+ABB+
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe2,92813B+A+BB+
Saint-Saturnin2,77414A−B−DA+
Villaines-la-Juhel Mayenne2,67116A+A+A−B−

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

About Rouez

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Rouez is a commune of 804 people in the Communauté de communes de la Champagne Conlinoise et du Pays de Sillé. 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
804 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Champagne Conlinoise et du Pays de Sillé
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
13 sq mi (33.6 km²)
INSEE code
72256

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.