Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 743 residents in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Sainte-Sabine-sur-Longève out for now. Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Sainte-Sabine-sur-Longève does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Sabine-sur-Longève as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Presbytère (ancien), in Domfront-en-Champagne, 3.8 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Sainte-Sabine-sur-Longève is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Sabine-sur-Longève.
Among adults, 29% have a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.2% of the town, below Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Over-65s are 15% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Sabine-sur-Longève | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 4.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Sainte-Sabine-sur-Longève has 50 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.1 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €26,210 a year per consumption unit, above Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
The market in Sainte-Sabine-sur-Longève: 29 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Sabine-sur-Longève yet.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Sainte-Sabine-sur-Longève is a commune of 743 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
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-Sabine-sur-Longève | 743 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Bazoge | 3,796 | 3.8 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| La Milesse | 2,617 | 5.6 | — | B | — | B+ |
| Saint-Saturnin | 2,774 | 6.2 | A− | B− | D | A+ |
| Coulaines | 8,121 | 9.4 | C+ | B− | C− | B |
| Sargé-lès-le-Mans | 3,851 | 9.8 | A | B− | B− | A |
| Savigné-l'Évêque | 4,031 | 10 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.