Only 4.1% of homes are flats in Argentré
Households without a car are rarer here than in 93% of compared French towns. Argentré had 2,906 residents in 1,180 households at the 2023 census. Put another way, about one in four: nearly a quarter of households are one person living alone. Here 4% of homes stand empty, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 6.7%.
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.
Growth of +8% since 2012 puts Argentré ahead of 63% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was +4%; from 2017 to 2023, +3%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Mayenne town ±0%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 18% in Argentré, less than in 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
■ Argentré 42.3. 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 Argentré’s residents are under 42.3, younger than in 64% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 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: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Argentré sits above 87% of compared French towns for couples with children (33%)
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 typical household size is 2.5 people. Locally, 8% of households are single parents. As a reference point, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of households in social housing than 82% of compared French towns, at 6%
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
Of all households, 9.5% moved in during the last two years and 21% have stayed three decades or more. In the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing is 12%. Argentré has fewer second homes than 83% of compared French towns, at 0.9%.
A median standard of living of €26,370 a year
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.
Half of Argentré’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €26,370 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 54% of compared French towns. Under the poverty line sit 6.0% of residents.
In Argentré, 20% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 82% 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
The share of households headed by a retired person is 30%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a manager or professional account for 10%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 94% of compared French towns: 1.7%
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.
The share of foreign nationals is 0.6%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 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.
A higher share of married residents than 97% of compared French towns, at 53%
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 figure for single residents is 20% in Argentré and 25% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
In Argentré, 28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 57% 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
On adults with no qualification, Argentré sits lower than 56% of compared French towns: 18%. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
The 7th youngest of 41 French towns of 2,881 to 2,931 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 32.5 in Avord to 60.3 in Batz-sur-Mer.
5 of 6 neighbors are older than Argentré
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentré | 42.3 | 18% | 0.9% | 1.7% |
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval 6,302 · 2.9 mi | 48.1 | 25% | 0.8% | 3.1% |
| Louverné 4,344 · 4.1 mi | 45.8 | 23% | 0.4% | 2.7% |
| Montsûrs 3,192 · 5.7 mi | 45.1 | 25% | 5% | 2% |
| Laval 49,400 · 6.1 mi | 40.4 | 23% | 3.2% | 10% |
| Changé 6,502 · 6.7 mi | 45.9 | 24% | 1.5% | 3.1% |
| L'Huisserie 4,672 · 7.3 mi | 45.1 | 23% | 1.3% | 3.9% |
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 Argentré
What is the population of Argentré?
2,906 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (2,694).
How old are Argentré’s residents?
The median age is 42.3, younger than 64% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Argentré?
12, with occasional dwellings: 0.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Argentré?
INSEE counts 50 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.7% of residents, and 19 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Argentré?
€26,370 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 6.0% 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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