Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 710 residents in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
There are no grades for Saint-Biez-en-Belin: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Biez-en-Belin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Manoir de la Poissonnière, in Saint-Ouen-en-Belin, 2.1 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Biez-en-Belin.
28% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below both Sarthe’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Saint-Biez-en-Belin has a median age of 36.9.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Biez-en-Belin | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Saint-Biez-en-Belin has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.1 per worker. Unemployment stood at 8.1%, close to Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 3.8% of working residents in Saint-Biez-en-Belin to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 9.9 mi off. The nearest collège is 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Alfred de MussetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 106 | 84%−11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 88% of sales, apartments for the rest. House rents are put at about €8.84/m² a month. Sales in Saint-Biez-en-Belin from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and gardens in and near Saint-Biez-en-Belin. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Biez-en-Belin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Biez-en-Belin yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Biez-en-Belin | 710 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Écommoy | 4,868 | 1.9 | B | A | B | B |
| Laigné-Saint-Gervais | 4,252 | 3.7 | — | B+ | — | B− |
| Mayet | 3,187 | 4.5 | A | A− | A | D |
| Teloché | 3,067 | 4.9 | — | A− | — | B |
| Moncé-en-Belin | 3,697 | 5.6 | B+ | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Mulsanne | 5,244 | 6.2 | A | B | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Biez-en-Belin is a commune of 710 people in the Communauté de communes Orée de Bercé - Belinois. 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
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.