Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 2,285 residents, it is a town in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Saint-Georges-du-Bois’s strongest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 35% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,134/m² takes 6.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Le Mans Métropole. Walkability is a strength too (B+): 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Georges-du-Bois has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Saint-Georges-du-Bois does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Georges-du-Bois with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Saint-Georges-du-Bois has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Georges-du-Bois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Zone contenant des vestiges archéologiques, in Allonnes, 3.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Georges-du-Bois.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 5 general practitioners in Saint-Georges-du-Bois. Women in Sarthe live to 85.9 on average and men to 79.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: 110 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 169: 35% below.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Half of residents lived on more than €28,730 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and compared French towns (€25,970). 250 jobs are based in Saint-Georges-du-Bois, for 1,000 working residents (0.2 per worker). At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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 bac pass rate near Saint-Georges-du-Bois is 96.5%, above Sarthe’s towns (92.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The closest collège is 2.1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Joseph - La Salle PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 80 | 98%+3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Saint-Joseph - La Salle PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 43 | 100%+2 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.
Half the homes sold went for more than €2,134/m², higher than Sarthe’s towns (€1,638/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses made up 93% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Saint-Georges-du-Bois recorded 46 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,145/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 19%, above Sarthe’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. 22% of residents are 65 or over. The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Georges-du-Bois | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Georges-du-Bois. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Georges-du-Bois 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-Georges-du-Bois 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-Georges-du-Bois | 2,285 | — | — | B− | — | A+ |
| Allonnes | 10,739 | 2.8 | C | B | C− | C+ |
| Spay | 2,808 | 4 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Arnage | 5,445 | 4.9 | B | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Le Mans | 146,249 | 5.1 | C | C+ | D | B+ |
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe | 2,514 | 5.5 | — | A | — | B+ |
| Coulaines | 8,121 | 6.1 | C+ | B− | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Georges-du-Bois has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 43 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Saint-Joseph - La Salle in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Georges-du-Bois grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Georges-du-Bois is a commune of 2,285 people in the Communauté urbaine Le Mans Métropole. 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 8, 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.