0.5% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%; La Méaugon has 13%. The 2023 Census counted 1,320 residents in 540 households. For La Méaugon, the census puts households without a car at 3%. 6.3% of households rent social housing (HLM), a lower share than in 80% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Côtes-d'Armor median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
La Méaugon changed by +2% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 62% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved ±0%, and from 2017 to 2023 +2%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Côtes-d'Armor town +3%.
La Méaugon ranks below 78% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 9.2%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Méaugon 45. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of La Méaugon’s residents are over 45, older than in 56% of compared French towns. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 65 and over come to 22% locally, about two in ten.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
In La Méaugon, 24% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Côtes-d'Armor median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2.4 people. On couples with children, La Méaugon sits higher than 68% of compared French towns: 29%. For comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Only 3.5% of homes stand empty in La Méaugon
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%; La Méaugon has 3.5%. As a yardstick, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. 27% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 6% moved in within the last two years.
Half above, half below €26,180 a year in standard of living
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €26,180 a year: higher than in 52% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a manager or professional than 72% of compared French towns: 6.5%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
The share of households headed by a retired person trails 67% of compared French towns: 29%. For households headed by a manager or professional, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 9.4%. Just over one in ten households are headed by a manual worker, or about one in nine.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In La Méaugon, 2.4% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 88% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
In La Méaugon, 2.3% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Immigrants make up 6.5% in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 92% of compared French towns: 20%
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
The share of married residents is 45%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
La Méaugon sits below 77% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (14%)
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
In La Méaugon, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. Across the comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,320 to 2,582 people), the 20th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
4 of 6 neighbors are older than La Méaugon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Méaugon | 45 | 22% | 3.5% | 2.4% |
| Ploufragan 11,507 · 2.3 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 1.8% | 6.2% |
| Saint-Brieuc 44,364 · 4 mi | 42.3 | 23% | 5% | 9.6% |
| Plérin 14,425 · 4.8 mi | 50.2 | 28% | 7.7% | 2.8% |
| Trégueux 8,450 · 4.8 mi | 48.6 | 29% | 1.2% | 4.1% |
| Pordic 7,454 · 5 mi | 49.3 | 26% | 7.7% | 1.7% |
| Plélo 3,344 · 5.4 mi | 41.7 | 18% | 5.7% | 2.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in La Méaugon
What is the population of La Méaugon?
1,320 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% more than in 2012 (1,295).
How old are La Méaugon’s residents?
The median age is 45, older than 56% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Méaugon?
20, with occasional dwellings: 3.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Méaugon?
INSEE counts 32 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.4% of residents, and 30 foreign nationals (2.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Méaugon?
€26,180 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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