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The town has 1,345 residents and lies in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
The local economy does well (A): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 5.3% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €1,840/m², so 70 m² costs 4.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Val de Sarthe. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D): 68% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Voivres-lès-le-Mans 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 Voivres-lès-le-Mans 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.
Voivres-lès-le-Mans has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Voivres-lès-le-Mans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Voivres-lès-le-Mans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Manoir de la Beunêche, in Roëzé-sur-Sarthe, 3.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Voivres-lès-le-Mans is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Voivres-lès-le-Mans.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
56 deaths in Voivres-lès-le-Mans between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 78: 28% below. At birth, a girl in Sarthe can expect 85.9 years and a boy 79.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Voivres-lès-le-Mans is Centre Medico Chirugical du Mans, 7.3 mi away.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
5.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €26,260 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 13% of residents. Children under 15 make up 20%, above both Sarthe’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). 29% of adults hold a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Voivres-lès-le-Mans | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
31 sales of houses and apartments in Voivres-lès-le-Mans, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,840/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,840/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Voivres-lès-le-Mans. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Voivres-lès-le-Mans yet.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Voivres-lès-le-Mans is a commune of 1,345 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Sarthe. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voivres-lès-le-Mans | 1,345 | — | — | A− | — | A |
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe | 2,514 | 2.4 | — | A | — | B+ |
| Spay | 2,808 | 3.3 | — | B+ | — | A |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe | 4,693 | 3.8 | A+ | A− | B+ | A |
| Guécélard | 3,202 | 4.3 | — | A− | — | A |
| Allonnes | 10,739 | 4.6 | C | B | C− | C+ |
| Arnage | 5,445 | 5.1 | B | B+ | C+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Voivres-lès-le-Mans has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,840/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Voivres-lès-le-Mans grades A− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.