Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
346 people call this town in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire home.
There are no grades for Vernie: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. It skews young: only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Vernie does most differently from other towns.
Vernie has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
38% 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 Vernie.
Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, higher than Sarthe’s towns (22%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9%. Vernie has a median age of 39.6.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Vernie | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.7% of commuters travelled at the census. Jobs based in Vernie number 100, against 150 residents in work (0.6 per worker). Unemployment stood at 9.1%, between Sarthe’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Vernie recorded 10 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Vernie has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vernie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernie | 346 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | 2,928 | 7.3 | B+ | A+ | B | B+ |
| La Bazoge | 3,796 | 8.4 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| La Milesse | 2,617 | 10 | — | B | — | B+ |
| Saint-Saturnin | 2,774 | 11 | A− | B− | D | A+ |
| Coulaines | 8,121 | 14 | C+ | B− | C− | B |
| Sargé-lès-le-Mans | 3,851 | 14 | A | B− | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Vernie is a commune of 346 people in the Communauté de communes Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles. 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 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.