There are no grades for Saint-Léonard-des-Bois: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 27% of its homes are second homes. Homes change hands at a median €1,240/m².
What makes Saint-Léonard-des-Bois stand out
The 2 things Saint-Léonard-des-Bois does most differently from other towns.
Manoir de Linthe: Photo: Simon de l'Ouest · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Léonard-des-Bois.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Saint-Léonard-des-Bois than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15
52.7median age
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.6% of residents, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 25% of adults. The age that splits Saint-Léonard-des-Bois in two is 52.7.
Saint-Léonard-des-BoisSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Léonard-des-Bois keeps more of its old housing than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 37% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Léonard-des-Bois has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Since 2014, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected
2014
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Saint-Léonard-des-Bois are out of work than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.4%
8%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 7.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Saint-Léonard-des-Bois has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Also worth knowing: the median disposable income is €24,870 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Saint-Léonard-des-Bois, 0.4 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Saint-Léonard-des-Bois costs less than in Sarthe’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.76/m² a month
€1,240/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.52/m² a month. That is the middle of 35 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Léonard-des-Bois from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,638/m² for the median of compared towns in Sarthe.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Léonard-des-Bois€1,240/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,240/m²
35
€7.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.41 to €9.40/m² a month)
€7.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Saint-Léonard-des-Bois is a commune of 471 people in the Communauté de communes Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles. 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
471 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
10.6 sq mi (27.4 km²)
INSEE code
72294
Saint-Léonard-des-Bois’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
