Val-de-la-Hune’s best grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car (D−). The local economy is weaker than most (C+): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 6.6% unemployment. Second homes make up 11% of its housing.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Val-de-la-Hune 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.
Each subject compares Val-de-la-Hune 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Val-de-la-Hune.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
On foot, Val-de-la-Hune works less well than 98% of compared French towns
At the census, 3.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 6.6%. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,890 a year.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Val-de-la-Hune, 0.3 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 2% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A+
Buying in Val-de-la-Hune costs less than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,191/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €8.61/m² a month, below both Sarthe’s towns (€9.64/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Val-de-la-Hune recorded 65 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.79/m² a month.
€1,191/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Val-de-la-Hune€1,191/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Sarthe median€1,638/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,191/m²
65
€8.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.47 to €11.46/m² a month)
3.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,760
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Le Gesnois Bilurien
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 23% of people in Val-de-la-Hune are under 15, more than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns
Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree, between Sarthe’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents. Residents of Val-de-la-Hune have a median age of 38.8.
38.8median age
Val-de-la-HuneSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Val-de-la-Hune keeps more of its old housing than Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 17th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Val-de-la-Hune; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, Val-de-la-Hune sees 89 deaths per 100 expected, against 82 in Sarthe’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Sarthe: 85.9 years for women and 79.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 83 deaths in Val-de-la-Hune between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 93: 11% below. The nearest emergency department to Val-de-la-Hune is Centre Medico Chirugical du Mans, 11.7 mi away.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw89
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Val-de-la-Hune · 1.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre Medico Chirugical du Mans
11.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Tertre Rouge Pole Sante Sud
85.9 · 79.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Sarthe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Val-de-la-Hune has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The graded crime recorded most in Val-de-la-Hune was other physical violence (2025). The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 3.6 violent offenses and 4.2 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents.
3.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence0
Armed robbery0
Theft from vehicles0
Fraud8
Drug use0
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
4.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
100.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and criminal damage, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 100.0% of the index here.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Val-de-la-Hune
Is Val-de-la-Hune safe?
Val-de-la-Hune has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Val-de-la-Hune expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Val-de-la-Hune grades A+ for cost of living.
About Val-de-la-Hune
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Val-de-la-Hune is a commune of 1,521 people in the Communauté de communes Le Gesnois Bilurien. 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
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.
