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Le Mans
Metropolis · 72000 · Pays de la Loire
👥 Population
146 249
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 125 €
📈 10% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🟠 12.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Le Mans — Score 63/100.
63
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life82
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability38
🛡️ Safety51
⚡ Energy rating68
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 403 Transactions · Le Mans
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 125 €
🏡 House /m²
2 125 €
📋 Transactions
1 403
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mans | 2 125 € | 2 125 € | 2451 | 146 249 |
| La Flèche | 3 793 € | 1 773 € | 212 | 14 947 |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe | 2 376 € | 1 411 € | 186 | 12 326 |
| Allonnes | 1 312 € | 1 661 € | 124 | 10 739 |
| La Ferté-Bernard | 2 133 € | 1 729 € | 137 | 8 740 |
| Coulaines | 1 301 € | 2 132 € | 66 | 8 121 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.77 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.6 %
⏳ Payback period
15.0 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
86.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.1 %
🚪 Vacant homes
10.2 %
🏢 Apartments
57.4 %
41.4 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B1
Moderate tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
21 020
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
47.800 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
71.280 %
🏘️ Housing tax
32.470 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
6.710 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
6.43 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
146 249
2023
📐 Area
52.58 km²
2781 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 180 €
📊 Median age
39.9 yrs
38.2% under 30
💼 Activity rate
72.3 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
16.9 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
22.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
29 722
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
2 940
+7.6% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
2 732
💼 Economic density
203
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Le Mans
À 1.55 km · Segment A
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Le Mans
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CU Le Mans Métropole
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
13
🏫 Middle schools
22
🎓 High schools
7
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE NOTRE DAME | privé sous contrat | 98.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE MONTESQUIEU | public | 97.0 % | — | -2.0 |
| LYCEE BELLEVUE | public | 97.0 % | — | -2.0 |
| LYCEE SAINT-CHARLES SAINTE-CROIX (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 96.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE GABRIEL TOUCHARD-WASHINGTON (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 94.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE MARGUERITE YOURCENAR | public | 91.0 % | — | -4.0 |
| LYCEE LE MANS SUD (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 90.0 % | — | -4.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
86.0 %
Average pass rate · 26 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JULIEN | privé sous contrat | 133.6 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | privé sous contrat | 131.8 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE LES MURIERS | privé sous contrat | 129.2 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT LOUIS | privé sous contrat | 125.2 |
| COLLEGE ROGER VERCEL | public | 119.7 |
| COLLEGE AMBROISE PARE | public | 116.6 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE PSALLETTE SAINT VINCENT | privé sous contrat | 115.7 |
| COLLEGE LE VIEUX COLOMBIER | public | 115.6 |
| COLLEGE LA MADELEINE | public | 109.2 |
| COLLEGE JEAN DE L EPINE | public | 108.8 |
| COLLEGE JOSEPH WEISMANN | public | 108.4 |
| COLLEGE BERTHELOT | public | 103.0 |
| COLLEGE BERENGERE DE NAVARRE | public | 97.5 |
| COLLEGE ALBERT CAMUS | public | 94.0 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE DU SACRE COEUR | privé sous contrat | 91.5 |
| COLLEGE LEON TOLSTOI | public | 89.4 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE MAUPERTUIS ST BENOIT | privé sous contrat | 85.0 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE NOUVELLE CHANCE | privé sous contrat | 78.8 |
| COLLEGE PIERRE GILLES DE GENNES | public | 77.3 |
| COLLEGE ALAIN FOURNIER | public | 74.7 |
| COLLEGE JOSEPHINE BAKER | public | 71.3 |
| COLLEGE COSTA GAVRAS | public | 53.8 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
10
💊 Pharmacies
40
🔬 Laboratories
9
🏥 Établissements de santé
289
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
13
💊 Pharmacies
40
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1904
📋 Commerce
746
📋 Enseignement
217
🏥 Sante
1414
🚆 Transport
58
⚽ Sport
345
🎭 Culture
62
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 10 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 5 | Mission d'accueil et d'information des associations (MAIA) - Sarthe, Agence France Travail LE MANS GARE, Agence nationale de l'habitat (Anah) - Délégation locale - Sarthe |
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 2 | Secrétariat général de la préfecture - Sarthe, Direction des sécurités- Sarthe |
| 📋 Service déconcentré | 2 | Unité départementale de l'architecture et du patrimoine (UDAP) - Sarthe, Délégué départemental à la vie associative (DDVA) - Sarthe |
| 🏢 Collectivité locale | 1 | Maison de la région - Pays de la Loire - Le Mans |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 1 456 | 10.00 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +37 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 1 396 | 9.50 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +32 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 954 | 6.50 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 723 | 4.90 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +17 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 722 | 4.90 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +23 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 704 | 4.80 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -43 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 646 | 4.40 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Cambriolages de logement | 613 | 7.20 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences sexuelles | 456 | 3.10 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +29 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 433 | 3.00 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -60 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 214 | 1.50 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -38 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 157 | 1.10 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -50 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 129 | 0.90 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 118 | 0.80 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -78 % vs moy. |
| Vols avec armes | 38 | 0.30 ‰ | 0.6 ‰ | -50 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
2 558 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
9.8 %
9.8 %
B
8.6 %
8.6 %
C
10.2 %
10.2 %
D
31.7 %
31.7 %
E
27.8 %
27.8 %
F
9.5 %
9.5 %
G
2.5 %
12.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 82 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| maison | — |
| voirie | — |
| voirie | — |
| escalier indépendant | — |
| séminaire | 17e siècle |
| église | — |
| voirie | — |
| maison | — |
| conservatoire | 17e siècle |
| voirie | — |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 7 risks identified
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Effet thermique
Feu de forêt
Effet de surpression
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Séisme
Risque industriel
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 97 893 analyses · LE MANS METROPOLE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
97 893
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
130
⚡ Charge points
591
🚀 Incl. fast charging
66
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnage | 5.7 km | 51/100 | 5 445 |
| Coulaines | 6.0 km | 58/100 | 8 121 |
| Allonnes | 4.6 km | 72/100 | 10 739 |
| Rouillon | 4.4 km | 39/100 | 2 382 |
| Saint-Pavace | 6.5 km | 48/100 | 2 007 |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Aubin | 6.5 km | 44/100 | 2 256 |
| Spay | 7.5 km | 43/100 | 2 808 |
| Sargé-lès-le-Mans | 7.6 km | 37/100 | 3 851 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Le Mans
What is the price per m² in Le Mans? ▶
The median price per m² in Le Mans is 2 125 €.
What is the rental yield in Le Mans? ▶
The gross rental yield in Le Mans is 6.6%.
Is Le Mans a good real estate investment? ▶
Le Mans has a ScorCity score of 63/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Le Mans? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Le Mans is D.
What are the natural risks in Le Mans? ▶
7 risks are identified in Le Mans: Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère, Effet thermique, Feu de forêt.