A lower share of flats than 95% of compared French towns, at 5.3%
Here 4.6% of households are headed by a manager or professional, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 9.4%. About one in 16: that is how common single-parent households are in Ambrières-les-Vallées (6.3%). At 7.5%, the share of second homes is higher than in 84% of compared French towns. This Mayenne town is home to 2,619 residents in 1,170 households, by the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Mayenne 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 Ambrières-les-Vallées
Fewer residents than in 2012
Ambrières-les-Vallées had 2,801 residents at the 2012 census and 2,619 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 200 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Ambrières-les-Vallées has changed by −6%, slower than 92% 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 Mayenne town changed ±0% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −2% and the next six −4%.
A median age of 49.6: Ambrières-les-Vallées is older than 81% 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
■ Ambrières-les-Vallées 49.6. The median compared French town: 44.
In Ambrières-les-Vallées, 9% of residents are 15 to 24, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 65 and over make up about one in three here (30%).
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Below 59% of compared French towns: 33% of households are one person living alone
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 Mayenne median and the France median
Living alone · share
The average household has 2.1 people. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%. A quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town, against 24% in Ambrières-les-Vallées.
Ambrières-les-Vallées ranks above 93% of compared French towns on empty homes: 14%
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
7.8% of households have no car; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 18: 5.7% of households rent social housing (HLM).
At the median, €24,800 a year to live on
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 €24,800 a year: lower than in 63% of compared French towns. 10.0% of residents live below the poverty line INSEE uses.
Households headed by a manual worker: 26%, a higher share than 98% 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
Here two in five households are headed by a retired person, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 32%. Measured more widely, 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).
Ambrières-les-Vallées ranks below 80% of compared French towns on immigrants: 3.1%
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.
With foreign nationals at 2.7%, Ambrières-les-Vallées is behind 70% of compared French towns on that count. Typically, 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.
22% of residents 15 and over are single, below 76% 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
In Ambrières-les-Vallées, 46% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 43% in the typical compared French town. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
19% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 87% 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
Adults with no qualification: 25% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (2,593 to 2,641 people), the 11th 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.
Ages run from 34.6 in Bourguébus to 62.9 in Longeville-sur-Mer.
Of the 6 towns nearest Ambrières-les-Vallées, 5 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrières-les-Vallées | 49.6 | 30% | 7.5% | 3.1% |
| Mayenne 12,883 · 7.1 mi | 47 | 28% | 1.8% | 5.3% |
| Rives d'Andaine 2,844 · 11.7 mi | 54.6 | 31% | 10% | 3.4% |
| Domfront en Poiraie 4,113 · 12.7 mi | 57.7 | 36% | 6% | 4.6% |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie 2,699 · 14 mi | 61.9 | 45% | 54% | 7.1% |
| Ernée 5,499 · 15.8 mi | 50.2 | 31% | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Villaines-la-Juhel 2,671 · 16.4 mi | 57.5 | 38% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
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 Ambrières-les-Vallées
What is the population of Ambrières-les-Vallées?
2,619 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (2,801).
How old are Ambrières-les-Vallées’ residents?
The median age is 49.6, older than 81% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ambrières-les-Vallées?
110, with occasional dwellings: 7.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ambrières-les-Vallées?
INSEE counts 82 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 69 foreign nationals (2.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ambrières-les-Vallées?
€24,800 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 10.0% 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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