Château de Sourches: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Symphorien.
Who lives here
Saint-Symphorien has fewer older residents than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 18% are 65 or over
43.1median age
Among adults, 27% have a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, higher than Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and near compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.
Saint-SymphorienSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Symphorien than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 5.1%
5%walk, cycle or take transit
6.8% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Saint-Symphorien holds 100 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. At the census, 3.3% of working residents in Saint-Symphorien went to work by public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Symphorien, 0.4 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Symphorien is a commune of 509 people in the Communauté de communes de la Champagne Conlinoise et du Pays de Sillé. 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
509 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Champagne Conlinoise et du Pays de Sillé
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
8.7 sq mi (22.6 km²)
INSEE code
72321
Saint-Symphorien’s 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.
