Living in Sablé-sur-Sarthe
In Sablé-sur-Sarthe, advertised rents for new lettings average €8.17 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 16% (2022).
The unemployment rate was 16% at the end of 2022. Sablé-sur-Sarthe, a city in France, had a population of 12,326 at the start of 2023. Gigabit broadband availability was 94.1% in March 2026. The city covered 36.9 km² in 2026. Population density was 333.9 people per km² in 2023. The city had 18 schools in 2026. There were 73 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.
Cheaper rent than 90% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 83% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 81% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Sablé-sur-Sarthe?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Sablé-sur-Sarthe?
Average net cold rent is 8.17 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 8.17 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr22
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre18Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan17Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate (legacy series) | 607 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE5Official |
| Dwellings | 6,643 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 5,858 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 8.17 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 31 Dec 2025 | static.data.gouv.fr22Official |
Is Sablé-sur-Sarthe a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 490 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.17 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Sablé-sur-Sarthe?
The unemployment rate is about 16 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 16.02 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10
Sablé-sur-Sarthe 16.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 94.12 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)2Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 94.12 % | 31 Mar 2026 | Independent ARCEP municipal count of premises eligible for the >=1 Gbit/s fixed advertised-speed class, divided by the ARCEP type=all municipal premises denominator. This is availability/eligibility, not adoption, measured speed, FTTH-only coverage or mobile coverage.4Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,620 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr23Official |
| Unemployment rate | 16.02 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune10Official |
What does a salary buy in Sablé-sur-Sarthe?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €1,994 |
| Rent, 60 m²€8.17/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31 | − €490 |
| Internet€43 · official · Orange Livebox Fibre · 2026-09-30 | − €43 |
| Mobile plan€20 · official · Orange 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €20 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,441 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sablé-sur-Sarthe. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
France Travail — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Sablé-sur-Sarthe. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 18 schools | 27 May 2026 | RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.20Official · commune |
| Primary schools | 7 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)13Official |
| Schools | 19 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)13Official |
School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 3 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: UPE2A (unités pédagogiques pour élèves allophones nouvellement arrivés) + UPE2A-NSA variant. How to enrol a child (education.gouv.fr).
A country-wide rule for France; Sablé-sur-Sarthe's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents | 73.02 per 100,000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence8Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sablé-sur-Sarthe when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Sablé-sur-Sarthe?
Police recorded about 6,525 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)3
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 6,525 incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 | 31 Dec 2025 | Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)3Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sablé-sur-Sarthe. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course
État français and OFII
For eligible non-EU foreign residents.
DIAN language-training offer finder — Other
Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN
For people seeking French-language training.
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 was 6.99 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 3.7 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Sablé-sur-Sarthe?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 6.99 µg/m³ · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Sablé-sur-Sarthe 7.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 3.7 µg/m³country median 14.8 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 7.3 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | Latest valid NO2 hourly station observation on the official LCSQA E2 current-day extract, mapped to the exact INSEE centre through an exact normalized station-name crosswalk to EEA station metadata.12Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 10.97 µg/m³country median 14.2 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6.99 µg/m³country median 8.5 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 14.73 · Feb 19.12 · Mar 21.08 · Apr 26.45 · May 28.98 · Jun 34.18 · Jul 37.57 · Aug 36.07 · Sep 31.6 · Oct 26.79 · Nov 20.34 · Dec 14.94 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -10.54 · Feb -11.72 · Mar -6.47 · Apr -3.43 · May 0.46 · Jun 3.53 · Jul 7.45 · Aug 7.44 · Sep 3.51 · Oct -2.59 · Nov -4.99 · Dec -7.12 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 4.29 · Feb 4.57 · Mar 7.16 · Apr 10.18 · May 13.44 · Jun 17.05 · Jul 18.72 · Aug 18.43 · Sep 15.71 · Oct 12.07 · Nov 7.88 · Dec 4.64 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
Annual PM2.5 fell 50.1% between 2013 and 2024, from 14.0 to 7.0.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Sablé-sur-Sarthe?
The published population was 12,326 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9
By nationality
National passport91.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 36.92 km² | 31 Dec 2026 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte21Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,046 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT116Official |
| Population density | 333.9 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte21Official |
| Population | 12,326 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune9Official |
International community in Sablé-sur-Sarthe
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Citizenship
Population resident in France excluding Mayotte; INSEE RP2023 NAT; total age and sex · 2023 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 12,326 | 100.0% |
| Français | 10,633.596 | 86.3% |
| Etranger | 1,692.404 | 13.7% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)14Official |
Alternatives for people set on Sablé-sur-Sarthe
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
La Flèche as a Sablé-sur-Sarthe alternative in the same region
25 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Unemployment: 13.1% La Flèche vs 16.0% Sablé-sur-Sarthe−18%
- Rent: €8.89/m² La Flèche vs €8.17/m² Sablé-sur-Sarthe+9%
- Nearest airport: 23.0 km La Flèche vs 31.0 km Sablé-sur-Sarthe−26%
- Residents: 14,947 La Flèche vs 12,326 Sablé-sur-Sarthe+21%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,218 La Flèche vs 6,525 Sablé-sur-Sarthe−5%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,620 La Flèche vs €2,620 Sablé-sur-Sarthesame level
Sartrouville as a Sablé-sur-Sarthe alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 222 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 52,763 Sartrouville vs 12,326 Sablé-sur-Sarthe+328%
- Unemployment: 10.5% Sartrouville vs 16.0% Sablé-sur-Sarthe−35%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Sartrouville vs €2,620 Sablé-sur-Sarthe+27%
- Rent: €20.51/m² Sartrouville vs €8.17/m² Sablé-sur-Sartheno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,581 Sartrouville vs 6,525 Sablé-sur-Sarthe−30%
- Annual PM2.5: 9.7 µg/m³ Sartrouville vs 7.0 µg/m³ Sablé-sur-Sarthe+39%
- Nearest airport: 18.0 km Sartrouville vs 31.0 km Sablé-sur-Sarthe−42%
Cities near Sablé-sur-Sarthe
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 8.89 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Alternative cities in France
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Sablé-sur-Sarthe?
The published population was 12,326 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.
How much does it cost to rent in Sablé-sur-Sarthe?
Average net cold rent is 8.17 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 572 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.
Is the air quality good in Sablé-sur-Sarthe?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation..
How safe is Sablé-sur-Sarthe?
Police recorded about 6,525 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026).
What is the unemployment rate in Sablé-sur-Sarthe?
The unemployment rate is about 16 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around Sablé-sur-Sarthe?
The median gross salary is 2,620 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Sablé-sur-Sarthe a good place to live?
Sablé-sur-Sarthe may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Sablé-sur-Sarthe?
La Flèche is near Sablé-sur-Sarthe. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people are in the Français citizenship group in Sablé-sur-Sarthe?
The official citizenship distribution records 10,633.596 people (86.3%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Sablé-sur-Sarthe, France: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 3e162d4cef1e1fe8eea70253f89dadfd]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/sable-sur-sarthe/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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