Below 97% of compared French towns: 3.4% of households have no car
23% of households are one person living alone (typical compared French town: 35%). At the 2023 Census Athée was home to 451 people in 190 households. Households in social housing account for 2.7%. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
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 Athée
Fewer residents than in 2012
Athée had 509 residents at the 2012 census and 451 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Athée’s population moved −11% on 2012, less than in 98% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and ±0% for the median Mayenne town, the change came in two steps: −3% from 2012 to 2017, then −9% to 2023.
8.8% of residents are 15 to 24, below 84% 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
■ Athée 44.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 22% in the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over in Athée. With a median age of 44.3, Athée is older than 52% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of single-parent households than 98% of compared French towns, at 5.2%
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
Couples with children: 29%, above 69% of compared French towns. As a reference point, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. There are 2.4 people in the average household.
A larger share of second homes than 79% of compared French towns: 5.8%
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
The share of empty homes tops three quarters of compared French towns: 9.3%. Of all households, 8.4% moved in during the last two years and 29% have stayed three decades or more. Elsewhere, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €25,350 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €25,350 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 56% of compared French towns.
Athée ranks above 87% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 21%
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
Households headed by a retired person: 28%, below 75% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. The share of households headed by a manager or professional stands at 10%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.2% of residents are immigrants, below 90% of compared French towns
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 1.1%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Immigrants make up 6.5% 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.
Athée: 56% of residents 15 and over are married, above 99% 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
Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, 16% of residents 15 and over are single here. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Athée sits below 69% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (25%)
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
The share of adults with no qualification is 17%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 16th youngest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 5 are older than Athée
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athée | 44.3 | 19% | 5.8% | 2.2% |
| Craon 4,431 · 2.4 mi | 54.5 | 35% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Cossé-le-Vivien 3,174 · 4.5 mi | 45.8 | 26% | 2% | 2.2% |
| Renazé 2,504 · 8.1 mi | 53.5 | 34% | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne 16,584 · 11.5 mi | 50 | 30% | 2.1% | 3.1% |
| Loiron-Ruillé 2,758 · 12.4 mi | 37.7 | 16% | 1.8% | 1.2% |
| L'Huisserie 4,672 · 12.6 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 Athée
What is the population of Athée?
451 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (509).
How old are Athée’s residents?
The median age is 44.3, older than 52% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Athée?
13, with occasional dwellings: 5.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Athée?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.2% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Athée?
€25,350 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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