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Sceaux-sur-HuisneSarthe

It is a town of 587 residents in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Is Sceaux-sur-Huisne a good place to live?

There are no grades for Sceaux-sur-Huisne: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.

What makes Sceaux-sur-Huisne stand out

The one thing Sceaux-sur-Huisne does most differently from other towns.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Jérémie CANTY · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sceaux-sur-Huisne’s story

Sceaux-sur-Huisne in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Sceaux-sur-Huisne; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1984First protected: Château des Roches
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Landmarks

The list names few of Sceaux-sur-Huisne’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sceaux-sur-Huisne.

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Sceaux-sur-Huisne are under 15, more than in Sarthe’s towns and across compared French towns

39.1median age

One in ten residents are 15 to 24, about level with Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 19% have a degree. The middle age in Sceaux-sur-Huisne is 39.1.

Sceaux-sur-HuisneSarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sceaux-sur-Huisne
Sceaux-sur-HuisneSarthe medianFrance median
Under 1520%17%17%
15–249.7%9.9%11%
25–4428%20%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+15%26%22%
No diploma19%24%19%
CAP or BEP37%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%16%18%
Higher education19%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Sceaux-sur-Huisne: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Sarthe’s towns and across compared French towns

2historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Sceaux-sur-Huisne; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Sceaux-sur-Huisne has 1.8 jobs for every resident in work

11%walk, cycle or take transit

Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work. Households’ median disposable income: €24,650 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 6.5% of working residents in Sceaux-sur-Huisne at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot9%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
550
jobs based in Sceaux-sur-Huisne, 1.8 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Sceaux-sur-Huisne is €9.36/m² a month

€9.36/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

23 houses and apartments changed hands in Sceaux-sur-Huisne from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.29/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sceaux-sur-Huisne€9.36/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Sarthe median€9.64/m²
€9.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.29 to €12.00/m² a month)
€7.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

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About Sceaux-sur-Huisne

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Sceaux-sur-Huisne is a commune of 587 people in the Communauté de communes du Perche Emeraude. 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
587 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Perche Emeraude
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
4.6 sq mi (11.8 km²)
INSEE code
72331

Sceaux-sur-Huisne’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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ConnerréCherré-AuLa Ferté-BernardVibrayeBonnétableMontfort-le-GesnoisConnerréCherré-AuLa Ferté-BernardVibrayeBonnétableMontfort-le-GesnoisSceaux-sur-Huisne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sceaux-sur-Huisne587—————
Connerré2,7805.5B+A−CB−
Cherré-Au2,7586.4—A−—A−
La Ferté-Bernard8,7406.4B+A−C−A−
Vibraye2,5237.7—A+—B+
Bonnétable3,7038.8AABA−
Montfort-le-Gesnois2,9399—B+—C+

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.