3% of households have no car, below 99% of compared French towns
In Parcé, 32% of households are headed by a manual worker, beside 14% in the typical compared French town. The town had 657 residents in 280 households at the 2023 census. About one in 17: that is how common flats are in Parcé (6%). Couples with children are more common here than in 85% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Ille-et-Vilaine 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.
Parcé’s population moved +2% on 2012, less than in 61% 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
The median Ille-et-Vilaine town changed +15% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +1% and the next six +1%.
Half of Parcé is under 40.6, younger than 75% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Parcé 40.6. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 20% in Parcé and 22% in the typical compared French town. 8.9% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 83% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 3.6% of households are single parents
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 Ille-et-Vilaine median and the France median
Living alone · share
32% of households are couples with children, against 25% in the median compared French town; 3.6% are single parents with their children (10%). Households average 2.3 people.
Below 69% of compared French towns: 8.4% of households rent social housing (HLM)
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
The share of empty homes tops 71% of compared French towns: 8.8%. Locally, 2.4% of homes are second homes. In the typical compared French town, households in social housing come to 12%.
€24,790 a year: the median 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.
The median standard of living in Parcé is €24,790 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 63% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 95% of compared French towns: 3.6%
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
Just over a third of households are headed by a retired person (typical compared French town: 32%). The share of households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 93% of compared French towns: 1.9%
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.
Foreign nationals: 1% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 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.
Single residents make up 19% in Parcé, less than in 95% of compared French towns
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 49%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 17% in Parcé, less than in 94% of compared French towns
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
Across Parcé, 20% of adults out of school have no qualification. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 657 to 2,582 people, the 4th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Older than Parcé: 4 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parcé | 40.6 | 20% | 2.4% | 1.9% |
| Fougères 20,307 · 5.8 mi | 46.6 | 27% | 2% | 6.3% |
| Lécousse 3,530 · 6.5 mi | 50.9 | 28% | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| Rives-du-Couesnon 2,927 · 6.9 mi | 38.6 | 15% | 3.4% | 1.9% |
| Val-d'Izé 2,620 · 8 mi | 40.7 | 17% | 1.4% | 1.8% |
| Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier 4,203 · 9.3 mi | 35.8 | 16% | 2.1% | 1.9% |
| Vitré 19,365 · 10.5 mi | 44.8 | 22% | 3.1% | 6.3% |
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 Parcé
What is the population of Parcé?
657 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% more than in 2012 (643).
How old are Parcé’s residents?
The median age is 40.6, younger than 75% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Parcé?
8, with occasional dwellings: 2.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Parcé?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.9% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Parcé?
€24,790 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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