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
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
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
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
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.
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
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 →
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.