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The town has 310 residents and lies in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
At under 1,000 residents, Ruillé-en-Champagne is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 13% of its housing. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Ruillé-en-Champagne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ruillé-en-Champagne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Sourches, in Saint-Symphorien, 1.7 mi away.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Ruillé-en-Champagne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ruillé-en-Champagne.
Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents. Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Ruillé-en-Champagne | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Ruillé-en-Champagne counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.3% of commuters at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €27,010 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Sarthe’s towns (€24,770).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Ruillé-en-Champagne: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and gardens in and near Ruillé-en-Champagne. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ruillé-en-Champagne yet.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Ruillé-en-Champagne is a commune of 310 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruillé-en-Champagne | 310 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Milesse | 2,617 | 12 | — | B | — | B+ |
| La Bazoge | 3,796 | 13 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Saint-Saturnin | 2,774 | 13 | A− | B− | D | A+ |
| Noyen-sur-Sarthe | 2,556 | 13 | A+ | A | A− | A+ |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe | 4,693 | 14 | A+ | A− | B+ | A |
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe | 2,514 | 14 | — | A | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 9, 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.