Château de Viré: Photo: Simon de l'Ouest · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Viré-en-Champagne.
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Viré-en-Champagne, above Sarthe’s towns and compared French towns
42.5median age
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below both Sarthe’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). 28% of adults hold a degree. Viré-en-Champagne has a median age of 42.5 years.
Viré-en-ChampagneSarthe medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Viré-en-Champagne has 0.3 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
11%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment runs at 10.4%. At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Viré-en-Champagne went to work by public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €24,660 a year per consumption unit, about level with Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot8%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Viré-en-Champagne, 0.3 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Viré-en-Champagne is a commune of 204 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
204 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
LBN Communauté
Département
Sarthe (72)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.4 km²)
INSEE code
72379
Viré-en-Champagne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
