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It is a town of 760 residents in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Denis-d'Orques falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 13% of its housing. The median home sells for €1,050/m². Over-65s are 29% of the population.
The 3 things Saint-Denis-d'Orques does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Denis-d'Orques as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Viré, in Viré-en-Champagne, 3.8 mi away.
32% 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-Denis-d'Orques.
9.1% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 23% of adults. Line up the people of Saint-Denis-d'Orques by age and the one in the middle is 49.2.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Denis-d'Orques | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €23,170 a year per consumption unit, below both Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Saint-Denis-d'Orques number 250, against 300 residents in work (0.8 per worker). The jobless rate is 9.9%.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €6.63/m² a month. The market in Saint-Denis-d'Orques: 48 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,050/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Denis-d'Orques 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-Denis-d'Orques 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-Denis-d'Orques | 760 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Évron Mayenne | 8,252 | 10 | A+ | A | B | B+ |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe | 12,326 | 13 | B− | A− | D | B+ |
| Noyen-sur-Sarthe | 2,556 | 14 | A+ | A | A− | A+ |
| Meslay-du-Maine Mayenne | 2,779 | 14 | A+ | A | A+ | A− |
| Montsûrs Mayenne | 3,192 | 15 | A+ | A | A+ | B |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe | 4,693 | 17 | A+ | A− | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Denis-d'Orques is a commune of 760 people in the LBN Communauté. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 4, 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.