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Home to 554 people, this town lies in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
There are no grades for Blandouet-Saint Jean: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 14% of homes here are second homes. Homes go for a median €959/m².
The 2 things Blandouet-Saint Jean does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Blandouet-Saint Jean as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Grotte dite Cave à Margot, in Thorigné-en-Charnie, 4 mi away.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Blandouet-Saint Jean is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blandouet-Saint Jean.
A fifth of residents are 65 or over, below both Mayenne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Blandouet-Saint Jean has a median age of 45. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Blandouet-Saint Jean | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €23,890 a year per consumption unit, below both Mayenne’s towns (€24,995) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Blandouet-Saint Jean number 100, against 250 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Of those in the labour force, 8.2% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 34 homes in Blandouet-Saint Jean.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €959/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Blandouet-Saint Jean.
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Blandouet-Saint Jean is a commune of 554 people in the Communauté de communes des Coëvrons. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blandouet-Saint Jean | 554 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Évron | 8,252 | 7.5 | A+ | A | B | B+ |
| Meslay-du-Maine | 2,779 | 11 | A+ | A | A+ | A− |
| Montsûrs | 3,192 | 11 | A+ | A | A+ | B |
| Argentré | 2,906 | 13 | A+ | A− | A+ | A |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe Sarthe | 12,326 | 14 | B− | A− | D | B+ |
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval | 6,302 | 16 | A+ | B+ | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.