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2,774 residents make their home in this town in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 40% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,180/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Le Mans Métropole. What counts against it is safety: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 28.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The overall grade comes out at A−, #12 of 31 in Sarthe. That leaves it better than 85% of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Saint-Saturnin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Saturnin 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Saturnin; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Saturnin.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Sarthe is 85.9 years for women and 79.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 240 deaths in Saint-Saturnin between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 257: 7% below. There are 3 general practitioners locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
The police record for Saint-Saturnin lists 85 offenses in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Saint-Saturnin (1,900 to 1,100): it draws people in from around. Of the graded crimes locally, theft from vehicles came up most often (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 7.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Saint-Saturnin is 95.0%, above both Sarthe’s towns (92.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #11 of 34 in Sarthe. Also worth knowing: a collège lies 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège la MadeleineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 146 | 91%−2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Sainte-Catherine PrivateNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 131 | 95%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 5.2% of the total, below Sarthe’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, about level with Sarthe’s towns (26%) and above compared French towns (22%). Half of Saint-Saturnin is older than 47.8, half younger. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.9% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Saturnin | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.7% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 9.4% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
50 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Saturnin, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,180/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 50 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,180/m² | 50 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Saturnin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle des Etrichets: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Saturnin 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-Saturnin | 2,774 | — | A− | B− | D | A+ |
| La Milesse | 2,617 | 1 | — | B | — | B+ |
| La Bazoge | 3,796 | 2.6 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Coulaines | 8,121 | 3.2 | C+ | B− | C− | B |
| Sargé-lès-le-Mans | 3,851 | 4.1 | A | B− | B− | A |
| Le Mans | 146,249 | 4.8 | C | C+ | D | B+ |
| Yvré-l'Évêque | 4,181 | 5.8 | A− | B− | B | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #28 of 31 in Sarthe. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 27 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns and #11 of 34 in Sarthe. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,180/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Saturnin grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Saturnin is a commune of 2,774 people in the Communauté urbaine Le Mans Métropole. 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.