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A town in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, home to 741 people.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Maixent has none. 15% of homes here are second homes. The median sale price is €1,179/m².
The 2 things Saint-Maixent does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Maixent, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Maixent.
A quarter of adults hold a degree, above Sarthe’s towns (22%) but below compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a fifth of residents. Half the people of Saint-Maixent are older than 44.7.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Maixent | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Maixent, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Saint-Maixent has 150 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.5 per worker. At the census, 3.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €25,700 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 40 homes in Saint-Maixent. House rents are put at about €9.49/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,179/m² | 40 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Maixent has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Maixent: Photo: Touzé Eric · CC BY-SA 4.0
2 notable people were born in Saint-Maixent.
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-Maixent | 741 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vibraye | 2,523 | 4.7 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
| Cherré-Au | 2,758 | 5.9 | — | A− | — | A− |
| La Ferté-Bernard | 8,740 | 6.4 | B+ | A− | C− | A− |
| Connerré | 2,780 | 8 | B+ | A− | C | B− |
| Montfort-le-Gesnois | 2,939 | 12 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Bonnétable | 3,703 | 12 | A | A | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Maixent is a commune of 741 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
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.