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Population 399: a town in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Thoiré-sur-Dinan is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 22% of its housing.
The one thing Thoiré-sur-Dinan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Thoiré-sur-Dinan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Sainte-Cécile, in Flée, 3.4 mi away.
53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Thoiré-sur-Dinan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thoiré-sur-Dinan.
19% are under 15, above Sarthe’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents. The median resident of Thoiré-sur-Dinan is 44.9 years old.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Thoiré-sur-Dinan | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 7.9% of commuters got to work without a car. 50 jobs are based in Thoiré-sur-Dinan, for 150 working residents (0.4 per worker). Unemployment stands at 9.3%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Thoiré-sur-Dinan recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Thoiré-sur-Dinan. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Thoiré-sur-Dinan yet.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Thoiré-sur-Dinan is a commune of 399 people in the Communauté de communes Loir-Lucé-Bercé. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoiré-sur-Dinan | 399 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montval-sur-Loir | 5,641 | 4.7 | B | A | D | B+ |
| Mayet | 3,187 | 8.3 | A | A− | A | D |
| Écommoy | 4,868 | 9.4 | B | A | B | B |
| Teloché | 3,067 | 12 | — | A− | — | B |
| Parigné-l'Évêque | 5,358 | 13 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
| Laigné-Saint-Gervais | 4,252 | 13 | — | B+ | — | B− |
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 4, 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.