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A town in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, home to 1,032 people.
Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 37% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Add cost of living to its strengths: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 32% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Villaines-sous-Malicorne 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 Villaines-sous-Malicorne 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.
Villaines-sous-Malicorne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Villaines-sous-Malicorne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel Huger de Vernelles (ancien), in La Flèche, 4.3 mi away.
18% 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 Villaines-sous-Malicorne.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Villaines-sous-Malicorne can choose among 3 GPs. Life expectancy in Sarthe: 85.9 years for women and 79.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: 54 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 85: 37% below.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
28 houses and apartments changed hands in Villaines-sous-Malicorne from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below Sarthe’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Typical age in Villaines-sous-Malicorne: 42.8, the median.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Villaines-sous-Malicorne | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 6.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Per resident in work, Villaines-sous-Malicorne counts 0.6 jobs (300 jobs, 500 workers). Households’ median disposable income: €25,490 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Villaines-sous-Malicorne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Villaines-sous-Malicorne as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villaines-sous-Malicorne | 1,032 | — | — | A− | — | A+ |
| La Flèche | 14,947 | 4 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Noyen-sur-Sarthe | 2,556 | 7.6 | A+ | A | A− | A+ |
| Durtal Maine-et-Loire | 3,386 | 8.8 | C | A− | C | C+ |
| Cérans-Foulletourte | 3,341 | 9.4 | A− | A− | A | B− |
| Précigné | 2,877 | 10 | A+ | B+ | A | B− |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe | 4,693 | 11 | A+ | A− | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Villaines-sous-Malicorne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 7.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Villaines-sous-Malicorne is a commune of 1,032 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Fléchois. 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 November 9, 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.