Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
1,950 residents make their home in this town in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe’s strongest subject is cost of living (A) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are a strength too: brevet results at the expected rate. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health, B for jobs & income and B for walkability. The median price paid is €1,711/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe 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.
Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
13% 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 Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.35/m² a month, about level with Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe recorded 97 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.56/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,711/m² | 97 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 92 | 96%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 276 deaths in Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe from 2016 to 2025; there were 271, 2% fewer. Its care home for older people (43 places) counts its residents as Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe’s; allowing for it, deaths were 16% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe is Centre hospitalier du Mans, 8.8 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe can choose among 3 GPs.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe 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
16% are under 15, about level with Sarthe’s towns (17%) and below compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents. The middle age in Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe is 46.5.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 850 residents in work, Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe has 600 jobs: 0.7 each. At the census, 6.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The median disposable income is €25,660 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe | 1,950 | — | — | A | — | B |
| La Bazoge | 3,796 | 3 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Saint-Saturnin | 2,774 | 5.5 | A− | B− | D | A+ |
| La Milesse | 2,617 | 5.5 | — | B | — | B+ |
| Savigné-l'Évêque | 4,031 | 7.4 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Sargé-lès-le-Mans | 3,851 | 8.1 | A | B− | B− | A |
| Coulaines | 8,121 | 8.2 | C+ | B− | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe is a commune of 1,950 people in the Communauté de communes Maine Cœur de Sarthe. 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 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.