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TennieSarthe

Population 1,000: a town in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Is Tennie a good place to live?

Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 28% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its lowest grade is for walkability (C+) — 57% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Tennie has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

How Tennie grades

Each subject compares Tennie with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.

How grading works

Tennie has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Cost of livingAmong the best of the towns comparedA+Open →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French townsA−Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesC+Open →Jobs & income5.4% unemploymentBOpen →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Église
Église · Classé · Photo: Herve Vinsonneau · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tennie’s story

Tennie in pictures

Tennie has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tennie.

HousingCost of living A+

Renting in Tennie costs less than in both Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.37/m² a month

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

29 houses and apartments changed hands in Tennie from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.52/m² a month.

€8.37/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Tennie€8.37/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Sarthe median€9.64/m²
€8.37/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.36 to €11.00/m² a month)
€7.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,080
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Champagne Conlinoise et du Pays de Sillé

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

HealthHealth A−

Mortality in Tennie, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns: 74 per 100 expected

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

In Sarthe, women can expect to live 85.9 years and men 79.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 246 deaths in Tennie between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 171: 44% above. The nearest emergency department to Tennie is Centre hospitalier du Mans, 13.7 mi away.

−26%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw144
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Tennie · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier du Mans
13.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier du Mans
85.9 · 79.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Sarthe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Tennie than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: 21% of adults

Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town. Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). 27% of residents have reached 65.

48.6median age
TennieSarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Tennie
TennieSarthe medianFrance median
Under 1516%17%17%
15–2411%9.9%11%
25–4419%20%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+27%26%22%
No diploma27%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%30%26%
Baccalauréat16%16%18%
Higher education21%22%30%

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Tennie has lower unemployment than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4%

Tennie has 200 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 8.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €25,010 a year per consumption unit.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Tennie, 0.5 per working resident
5.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 39% of compared French towns

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

History

Old homes shape Tennie: 29% were built before 1919, more than in both Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns

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

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
1912
first monument protected
29%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Sourches and 4 more in and around Tennie

Heritage, gardens and museums in and near Tennie. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tennie

13pages on Tennie

Landmarks

Tennie has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Tennie

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Tennie yet.

How we find them →

Tennie’s neighbors

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

All towns in Sarthe →
La MilesseLa BazogeSaint-SaturninFresnay-sur-SartheCoulainesAllonnesLa MilesseLa BazogeSaint-SaturninFresnay-sur-SartheCoulainesAllonnesTennie
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Tennie1,000——A+—A−
La Milesse2,61711—B—B+
La Bazoge3,79611A+A−A+A−
Saint-Saturnin2,77412A−B−DA+
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe2,92814B+A+BB+
Coulaines8,12115C+B−C−B
Allonnes10,73915CBC−C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Tennie

Is Tennie safe?

Tennie has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

About Tennie

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Tennie is a commune of 1,000 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

Population
1,000 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Champagne Conlinoise et du Pays de Sillé
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
12.8 sq mi (33.2 km²)
INSEE code
72351

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.