Sarthe · report
Renovation in Sarthe
In 2025, 13% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.
- Homes in existing buildings, 2025
- 13%
Homes authorised in Sarthe: new buildings and existing ones
Dwellings authorised each year, by the year the permit was granted: in new buildings, and by works on existing buildings (conversions, extensions, changes of use). SDES Sitadel.
- Existing buildings
- New buildings
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| Year | New buildings | Existing buildings | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,804 | 259 | 2,063 |
| 2024 | 1,237 | 208 | 1,445 |
| 2023 | 1,087 | 311 | 1,398 |
| 2022 | 1,965 | 471 | 2,436 |
| 2021 | 1,727 | 502 | 2,229 |
| 2020 | 1,392 | 181 | 1,573 |
| 2019 | 1,437 | 190 | 1,627 |
| 2018 | 1,587 | 452 | 2,039 |
| 2017 | 1,816 | 109 | 1,925 |
| 2016 | 1,862 | 94 | 1,956 |
| 2015 | 1,272 | 150 | 1,422 |
| 2014 | 1,077 | 74 | 1,151 |
| 2013 | 1,479 | 70 | 1,549 |
Only permits that create dwellings are listed, so renovation that adds no home (refurbishing, insulating, re-roofing) is not counted. A permit is permission to build, not a finished home. The current year is left out until it is complete.
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At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €148,770. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €579 a month. The HCSF caps it at 35% of a household's income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 14%
- Payment, one income
- 28%
27.1% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 2,597
- Per 1,000 residents
- 4.6
In 2022 the population grew by 604 while 1,636 homes were started: 0.4 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2022
- 0.4
- Population change, 2022
- +604
8.6% of the 299,610 homes counted in the 2023 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.
- Empty, 2023 census
- 8.6%
- Empty homes
- 25,704
Public bodies signed €16.9M of housing works here in 2025, and €53.3M since 2024.
- Signed in 2025
- €16.9M
- Per resident, 2025
- €30