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A town of 603 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Souvigné-sur-Sarthe has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Souvigné-sur-Sarthe as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Denis, in Saint-Denis-d'Anjou, 3.2 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Souvigné-sur-Sarthe.
Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents. Ages in Souvigné-sur-Sarthe split evenly at 45.3: half are older, half younger. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, near Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Souvigné-sur-Sarthe | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Souvigné-sur-Sarthe holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Median disposable income is €24,430 a year for each consumption unit. 8.2% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and below compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Sainte-Anne PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 91 | 99%+8 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Raphaël ÉlizéNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 223 | 97%±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Sainte-Anne PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 47 | 100%+2 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 11 homes in Souvigné-sur-Sarthe.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Souvigné-sur-Sarthe. Best known first.
Nothing in Souvigné-sur-Sarthe is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Souvigné-sur-Sarthe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souvigné-sur-Sarthe | 603 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe | 12,326 | 3.1 | B− | A− | D | B+ |
| Précigné | 2,877 | 5.3 | A+ | B+ | A | B− |
| Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray Maine-et-Loire | 3,687 | 7.4 | — | A | — | B+ |
| Les Hauts-d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire | 8,751 | 11 | A | A− | B | A− |
| Meslay-du-Maine Mayenne | 2,779 | 11 | A+ | A | A+ | A− |
| Durtal Maine-et-Loire | 3,386 | 13 | C | A− | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Souvigné-sur-Sarthe is a commune of 603 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Sabolien. 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 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.