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The town, home to 220 people, lies in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Saint-Pierre-des-Bois isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Young adults aged 15 to 24 make up 15% of residents.
The one thing Saint-Pierre-des-Bois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Pierre-des-Bois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Christophe, in Saint-Christophe-en-Champagne, 1.8 mi away.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Pierre-des-Bois.
Nearly a fifth of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 18%, above Sarthe’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Residents of Saint-Pierre-des-Bois have a median age of 41.5.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Pierre-des-Bois | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,380 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 6.7% of working residents in Saint-Pierre-des-Bois at the census.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €7.10/m² a month. The market in Saint-Pierre-des-Bois: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Pierre-des-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-Pierre-des-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-Pierre-des-Bois | 220 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noyen-sur-Sarthe | 2,556 | 5.2 | A+ | A | A− | A+ |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe | 4,693 | 8.5 | A+ | A− | B+ | A |
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe | 2,514 | 9.9 | — | A | — | B+ |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe | 12,326 | 11 | B− | A− | D | B+ |
| Cérans-Foulletourte | 3,341 | 13 | A− | A− | A | B− |
| Guécélard | 3,202 | 13 | — | A− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Pierre-des-Bois is a commune of 220 people in the LBN Communauté. 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 9, 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.