Saint-Denis-des-CoudraisSarthe
Home to 113 people, this town lies in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Is Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais a good place to live?
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais out for now.

Église Saint-Denis · Inscrit · Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais’ story
Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 2008.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
- 2008First protected: Église Saint-Denis
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais.
Who lives here
Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais has fewer young adults than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 3.5% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 29% of adults, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Sarthe’s towns (22%). 18% of residents have reached 65. Half of Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais is older than 48.5, half younger.
48.5median age
Ages · share of residents
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP39%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
Ages and diplomas in Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais | Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais | Sarthe median | France median |
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| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
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| 15–24 | 3.5% | 9.9% | 11% |
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| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
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| 45–64 | 42% | 26% | 26% |
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| 65+ | 18% | 26% | 22% |
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| No diploma | 11% | 24% | 19% |
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| CAP or BEP | 39% | 30% | 26% |
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| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
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| Higher education | 29% | 22% | 30% |
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INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais keeps more of its old housing than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
2008
first monument protected
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais are out of work than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: 1.8%
At the census, 6.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €26,450 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Sarthe’s towns (€24,770).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais, 0.2 per working resident
1.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,450
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
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais is €9.36/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais.
€9.36/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais€9.36/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Sarthe median€9.64/m²
€9.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.29 to €12.00/m² a month)
€6.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearby attractionsChâteau de Chéronne and 4 more in and around Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais
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Landmarks
Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
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Photo credits
Église Saint-Denis: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais yet.
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How the neighbors grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais is a commune of 113 people in the Communauté de communes du Perche Emeraude. 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
- 113 (INSEE, census 2023)
- Intercommunality
- Communauté de communes du Perche Emeraude
- Département
- Sarthe (72)
- Région
- Pays de la Loire
- Area
- 2.7 sq mi (7.1 km²)
- INSEE code
- 72277
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.