Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
530 residents make their home in this town in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
There are no grades for Saint-Marceau: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 12% of homes.
The one thing Saint-Marceau does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Marceau has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
36% 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-Marceau.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.3% of the town, below both Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents. 27% of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Marceau | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 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.
Saint-Marceau has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
2.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Saint-Marceau has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €25,440 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.
24 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Marceau from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Marceau. Best known first.
Saint-Marceau has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle Saint-Julien: Photo: Christophe Bazile · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Marceau 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-Marceau | 530 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Bazoge | 3,796 | 5.8 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | 2,928 | 7.6 | B+ | A+ | B | B+ |
| La Milesse | 2,617 | 8.2 | — | B | — | B+ |
| Saint-Saturnin | 2,774 | 8.5 | A− | B− | D | A+ |
| Savigné-l'Évêque | 4,031 | 10 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Sargé-lès-le-Mans | 3,851 | 11 | A | B− | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Marceau is a commune of 530 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
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 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.