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Vallon-sur-GéeSarthe

Population 774: a town in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.

Is Vallon-sur-Gée a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Vallon-sur-Gée is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Manoir Le Petit Béru
Manoir Le Petit Béru · Classé · Photo: PaulPerfection · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vallon-sur-Gée’s story

Vallon-sur-Gée in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vallon-sur-Gée counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Claire Olivier, born in 1892, is the one person born in Vallon-sur-Gée before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1932First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
  • 2011Most recently protected: Manoir de Guiberne
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vallon-sur-Gée.

History

Old homes shape Vallon-sur-Gée: 39% were built before 1919, more than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Vallon-sur-Gée is Église Saint-Pierre. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. Houses and mansions, 3 of the 4, make up the bulk. On the Culture ministry’s list, Vallon-sur-Gée counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit2
16th c.
oldest protected part
1932
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Vallon-sur-Gée, above Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns

A fifth of adults hold a degree, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. The middle age in Vallon-sur-Gée is 42.4.

42.4median age
Vallon-sur-GéeSarthe medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma28%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education20%

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 Vallon-sur-Gée
Vallon-sur-GéeSarthe medianFrance median
Under 1521%17%17%
15–249.4%9.9%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+22%26%22%
No diploma28%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%30%26%
Baccalauréat17%16%18%
Higher education20%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Vallon-sur-Gée walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Sarthe’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5%

Jobs based in Vallon-sur-Gée number 100, against 350 residents in work (0.3 per worker). The median disposable income was €24,250 a year per consumption unit, near Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 5.8% of working residents in the town at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Vallon-sur-Gée, 0.3 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vallon-sur-Gée than in Sarthe’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.79/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €8.01/m² a month. 25 houses and apartments changed hands in Vallon-sur-Gée from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.79/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vallon-sur-Gée€8.79/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Sarthe median€9.64/m²
€8.79/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.09 to €10.90/m² a month)
€8.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Chanteloup and 4 more in and around Vallon-sur-Gée

Heritage in and near Vallon-sur-Gée. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vallon-sur-Gée

12pages on Vallon-sur-Gée

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vallon-sur-Gée counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Pascal Radigue · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Chanteloup: Photo: Yodaspirine · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manoir de Guiberne: Photo: Gregofhuest · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manoir Le Petit Béru: Photo: PaulPerfection · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Vallon-sur-Gée

One notable person was born in Vallon-sur-Gée.

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Vallon-sur-Gée’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 →
Noyen-sur-SartheLa Suze-sur-SartheRoëzé-sur-SartheSpayAllonnesGuécélardNoyen-sur-SartheLa Suze-sur-SartheRoëzé-sur-SartheSpayAllonnesGuécélardVallon-sur-Gée
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vallon-sur-Gée774—————
Noyen-sur-Sarthe2,5566.6A+AA−A+
La Suze-sur-Sarthe4,6937A+A−B+A
Roëzé-sur-Sarthe2,5147.9—A—B+
Spay2,80811—B+—A
Allonnes10,73911CBC−C+
Guécélard3,20211—A−—A

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

About Vallon-sur-Gée

Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire

Vallon-sur-Gée is a commune of 774 people in the LBN Communauté. 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
774 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
LBN Communauté
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
6.7 sq mi (17.3 km²)
INSEE code
72367

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.