Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 264 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Sarcé is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Sarcé does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Sarcé counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 6th century; the first monument here was protected in 1974.
54% 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 Sarcé.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 6th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Sarcé counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with Sarthe’s towns (17%) and below compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 21% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Sarcé | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 7.8%, close to Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Sarcé number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Also worth knowing: households’ median disposable income: €25,540 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 8.6 mi away. The closest collège is 3.1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques PrévertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 70 | 94%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Sarcé. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.71/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Sarcé’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Manoir de Sarceau: Photo: Gregofhuest · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sarcé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarcé | 264 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mayet | 3,187 | 3.6 | A | A− | A | D |
| Le Lude | 3,983 | 6.4 | A− | A | C− | C+ |
| Écommoy | 4,868 | 7.8 | B | A | B | B |
| Montval-sur-Loir | 5,641 | 9.1 | B | A | D | B+ |
| Cérans-Foulletourte | 3,341 | 10 | A− | A− | A | B− |
| Laigné-Saint-Gervais | 4,252 | 11 | — | B+ | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Sarcé is a commune of 264 people in the Communauté de communes Sud 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) · 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 October 30, 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.