Below 99% of compared French towns: 11% of residents are 65 or over
Locally, 1% of households have no car. On households headed by a retired person, Le Mesnil-Ozenne sits lower than 95% of compared French towns: 20%. Its 100 households held 265 residents at the 2023 Census. Set against 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 5.7% of homes stand empty in the town.
Throughout this page, the Manche 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 Le Mesnil-Ozenne
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 14 second homes and occasional dwellings in Le Mesnil-Ozenne, 11% of its 120 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 93% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 5% single parents with children; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Le Mesnil-Ozenne’s residents are under 36.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 23% are under 15 and 11% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 11% of its homes
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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 5.9% of households arrived within the last two years, while 13% have stayed 30 years or more.
Faster growth than 65% of compared French towns: Le Mesnil-Ozenne changed by +9% since 2012
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 ±0% for the median Manche town, the change came in two steps: +10% from 2012 to 2017, then −1% to 2023.
Younger than 92% of compared French towns: half of Le Mesnil-Ozenne is under 36.8
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Le Mesnil-Ozenne 36.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 12% in Le Mesnil-Ozenne.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of couples with children than 92% of compared French towns, at 35%
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 Manche median and the France median
Living alone · share
The average household has 2.6 people. To put it in context, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. 5% of households are single parents, a lower share than in 99% of compared French towns.
The median resident lives on €28,170 a year per consumption unit
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 €28,170 a year: higher than in 72% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a manual worker than 96% of compared French towns: 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
10% of households are headed by a manager or professional. Typically, 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).
Le Mesnil-Ozenne sits below 99% of compared French towns for immigrants (1.1%)
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.
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 93% 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
Married residents make up 45%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 96% of compared French towns, at 9.8%
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 account for 30%. Across the comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The youngest of 41 French towns of 265 to 2,582 people
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 36.8 in Le Mesnil-Ozenne to 62.3 in Prayssac.
No nearby town is as young as Le Mesnil-Ozenne
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mesnil-Ozenne | 36.8 | 11% | 11% | 1.1% |
| Isigny-le-Buat 3,183 · 4.1 mi | 44.7 | 21% | 11% | 3.6% |
| Ducey-Les Chéris 2,784 · 4.3 mi | 51.6 | 31% | 4.8% | 2% |
| Avranches 10,143 · 5.8 mi | 49.6 | 30% | 4.3% | 6.3% |
| Grandparigny 2,605 · 8.4 mi | 54.9 | 32% | 5.1% | 2.5% |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët 5,770 · 8.5 mi | 56.7 | 37% | 6.1% | 2.7% |
| Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny 3,903 · 11.5 mi | 51.9 | 33% | 8.2% | 5.4% |
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 Le Mesnil-Ozenne
What is the population of Le Mesnil-Ozenne?
265 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (244).
How old are Le Mesnil-Ozenne’s residents?
The median age is 36.8, younger than 92% of compared French towns. 29% are under 18 and 11% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Le Mesnil-Ozenne?
14, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Le Mesnil-Ozenne?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.1% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Le Mesnil-Ozenne?
€28,170 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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