Photo: Infernal Quack (Shif… · CC BY-SA 3.0Pléchâtel ranks below 99% of compared French towns on flats: 0.8%
Set against 35% in the typical compared French town, 27% of households are one person living alone in Pléchâtel. Its 1,130 households held 2,833 residents at the 2023 Census. Households without a car: 3.4% of the total. Compared with other places, households in social housing are scarce here: 2.4%, fewer than in 96% 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.
What stands out about the people of Pléchâtel
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 6.9% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Pléchâtel changed by +5% from 2012 to 2023, behind 51% 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 +3% and the next six +2%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 19% in Pléchâtel, less than in 74% 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
■ Pléchâtel 42.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 11%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town. Half of Pléchâtel’s residents are under 42.9, younger than in 59% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
In Pléchâtel, 34% of households are couples with children, more than in 91% 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 Ille-et-Vilaine median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.4 people share a household. By way of comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, single-parent households are scarce here: 6.9%, fewer than in 91% of compared French towns.
5.8% of homes are second homes, more than in 80% 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
Long tenure is the mark of 20% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 5.9% (under two years). Second homes: 2.1% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. 7.2% of homes stand empty, a higher share than in 55% of compared French towns.
€26,130 a year is the median standard of living here
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.
At €26,130 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 52% of compared French towns. Living below the poverty line: 8.0% of residents.
19% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 80% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 is 29%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town: 14%. Census figures put households headed by a manager or professional at 13% in Pléchâtel.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 92% of compared French towns: 2% 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.
By its share of foreign nationals (0.9%), Pléchâtel is below 96% of compared French towns. 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.
Married residents: 44%, a higher share than 56% 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
Lower than in 55% of compared French towns: 25% of residents 15 and over are single. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Adults with no qualification: 15%, a lower share than 72% 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
Graduates of higher education come to 30% in Pléchâtel, about three in ten. The wider picture: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 2,802 to 2,865 people: this is the 10th 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.
Miremont is the youngest (37.7); L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île the oldest (66.6).
A younger town than 2 of the 6 around it: Pléchâtel
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pléchâtel | 42.9 | 19% | 5.8% | 2% |
| Bourg-des-Comptes 3,411 · 3.1 mi | 39.8 | 14% | 3.2% | 1.9% |
| Bain-de-Bretagne 7,674 · 3.4 mi | 45.5 | 22% | 2.9% | 2.1% |
| Crevin 2,819 · 4.8 mi | 39.4 | 12% | 1.1% | 2.8% |
| Guipry-Messac 7,354 · 6.4 mi | 43.4 | 20% | 6.8% | 1.9% |
| Laillé 5,225 · 6.5 mi | 42.5 | 17% | 1.5% | 3.2% |
| Guichen 9,412 · 6.7 mi | 40.8 | 16% | 4.1% | 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 Pléchâtel
What is the population of Pléchâtel?
2,833 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (2,711).
How old are Pléchâtel’s residents?
The median age is 42.9, younger than 59% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Pléchâtel?
76, with occasional dwellings: 5.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Pléchâtel?
INSEE counts 56 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 25 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Pléchâtel?
€26,130 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 8.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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