Older than 97% of compared French towns: half of Maël-Pestivien is over 58.1
With households headed by a retired person at 64%, Maël-Pestivien is ahead of 99% of compared French towns on that count. By contrast, on couples with children, Maël-Pestivien sits lower than 90% of compared French towns: 15%. Census day 2023: 362 residents and 190 households locally. 0.9% of homes are flats.
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.
What stands out about the people of Maël-Pestivien
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 120 second homes and occasional dwellings in Maël-Pestivien, 36% of its 340 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Maël-Pestivien’s residents are under 58.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Maël-Pestivien had 402 residents at the 2012 census and 362 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 100 immigrants in Maël-Pestivien (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 18% of residents, against 2.7% for the median compared commune in Côtes-d'Armor. 17% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Maël-Pestivien, 36% of homes are second homes, more than in 96% of compared French towns
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
One household in 16 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Across Maël-Pestivien, 6.2% of households have no car. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Maël-Pestivien changed by −10% from 2012 to 2023, behind 97% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +3% for the median Côtes-d'Armor town, the change came in two steps: −6% from 2012 to 2017, then −4% to 2023.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns: 6%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Maël-Pestivien 58.1. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over is 34%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
Fewer single-parent households than 99% of compared French towns: 2.5%
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
The typical household size is 1.8 people. For single-parent households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 10%. 49% of households are one person living alone, or about one in two.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €19,640 a year
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.
The median standard of living in Maël-Pestivien is €19,640 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 97% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 5%, a lower share than 96% of compared French towns
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 manager or professional trails 62% of compared French towns: 7.7%. As a reference point, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Above 90% of compared French towns: 18% of residents are immigrants
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.
The figure for foreign nationals is 17% in Maël-Pestivien and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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 lower share of married residents than 71% of compared French towns, at 40%
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
28% of residents 15 and over are single, against 25% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Only 15% of adults out of school have no qualification in Maël-Pestivien
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
Graduates of higher education: 32% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 362 to 2,582 people, the 5th oldest
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).
Every neighbor is younger than Maël-Pestivien
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maël-Pestivien | 58.1 | 34% | 36% | 18% |
| Rostrenen 3,282 · 11.3 mi | 54.6 | 34% | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| Grâces 2,601 · 12.4 mi | 52.7 | 33% | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| Ploumagoar 5,414 · 12.8 mi | 45.5 | 24% | 2.5% | 1.7% |
| Guingamp 7,111 · 13.3 mi | 41 | 21% | 4% | 5.6% |
| Pabu 2,771 · 14.1 mi | 54 | 36% | 3.2% | 3.6% |
| Carhaix-Plouguer 7,412 · 14.9 mi | 52.2 | 32% | 3.9% | 6% |
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 Maël-Pestivien
What is the population of Maël-Pestivien?
362 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (402).
How old are Maël-Pestivien’s residents?
The median age is 58.1, older than 97% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Maël-Pestivien?
120, with occasional dwellings: 36% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Maël-Pestivien?
INSEE counts 65 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 18% of residents, and 61 foreign nationals (17%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Maël-Pestivien?
€19,640 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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