At under 1,000 residents, La Pellerine is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 15% of its housing. A third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes La Pellerine stand out
The 2 things La Pellerine does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Aubin: Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Pellerine.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in La Pellerine than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 9.9% are under 15
55.3median age
People 65 and over make up 33% of the town, above both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.8% of the population. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults.
La PellerineMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Maine-et-Loire 50.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Maine-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
La Pellerine keeps more of its old housing than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
La Pellerine has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in La Pellerine are out of work than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.7%
3%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 3.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Maine-et-Loire’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The median disposable income is €22,880 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in La Pellerine, 0.4 per working resident
4.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
La Pellerine is a commune of 141 people in the Communauté de communes Baugeois Vallée. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Population
141 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Baugeois Vallée
Département
Maine-et-Loire (49)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km²)
INSEE code
49237
La Pellerine’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.