Where it does best is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are a strength too — brevet results at the expected rate. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 68% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It lags on health as well: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Jean-d'Assé 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.
Each subject compares Saint-Jean-d'Assé 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-d'Assé.
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Jean-d'Assé are 65 or over: 12%, below Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
Under-15s account for 22% of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of residents, higher than both Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults.
37.3median age
Saint-Jean-d'AsséSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A
The middle sale price in Saint-Jean-d'Assé: €1,750/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.35/m² a month, close to Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €8.28/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 61 homes in Saint-Jean-d'Assé.
€1,750/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Jean-d'Assé€1,750/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,750/m²
61
€9.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.65 to €11.42/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,080
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Maine Cœur de Sarthe
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Unemployment in Saint-Jean-d'Assé, 6.0%, runs below Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 3.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Saint-Jean-d'Assé: 150, for 900 residents in work (0.2 each). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,430 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Jean-d'Assé, 0.2 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 18% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Saint-Jean-d'Assé run higher than in 70% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Saint-Jean-d'Assé’s deaths ran at 95 per 100 expected, above Sarthe’s towns (82) and compared French towns (88) alike. 92 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 96: 5% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Jean-d'Assé is Centre hospitalier du Mans, 9.8 mi away. In Sarthe, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.9 years for women and 79.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Jean-d'Assé · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier du Mans
9.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier du Mans
85.9 · 79.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Sarthe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Saint-Jean-d'Assé: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Jean-d'Assé; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 15th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Jean-d'Assé
Is Saint-Jean-d'Assé safe?
Saint-Jean-d'Assé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 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.
Are schools in Saint-Jean-d'Assé good?
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Jean-d'Assé expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Jean-d'Assé grades A for cost of living.
About Saint-Jean-d'Assé
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Jean-d'Assé is a commune of 1,790 people in the Communauté de communes Maine Cœur de Sarthe. 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
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.
