Photo: Fab5669 · CC0One-person households: 22%, a lower share than 98% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 32% of households are headed by a retired person; in Bonchamp-lès-Laval, 40%. On the census count, 4.6% of homes are flats. Half of the town’s residents are over 48.1, older than in three quarters of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Bonchamp-lès-Laval was home to 6,302 people in 2,630 households.
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.
Since 2012, Bonchamp-lès-Laval has grown +9%, faster than 65% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Mayenne town ±0%. The first five years brought +4%; the six to 2023, +4%.
Bonchamp-lès-Laval sits above 64% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (25%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bonchamp-lès-Laval 48.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 9.3% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 4.5% of households are single parents
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 2.4 people. The wider picture: one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Bonchamp-lès-Laval has more couples with children than 75% of compared French towns, at 30%.
3.5% of homes stand empty, below 93% of compared French towns
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 figure for households without a car is 4.7% in Bonchamp-lès-Laval and 11% in the typical compared French town. In Bonchamp-lès-Laval, 6.5% of households rent social housing (HLM). The town has fewer second homes than 88% of compared French towns, at 0.8%. Set beside that, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €28,150 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 €28,150 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 72% of compared French towns. 5.0% of residents have a standard of living below 60% of France’s median.
Households headed by a manual worker: 16%, a higher share than 61% 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
Put another way, about one in ten: one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional. To put it in context, 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).
In Bonchamp-lès-Laval, 3.1% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 80% 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.
Foreign nationals: 1.7% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 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.
Bonchamp-lès-Laval: 60% 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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Bonchamp-lès-Laval comes in at 15%. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
19% of adults out of school have no qualification, more than in 51% 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
Roughly three in ten: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
41 French towns of 6,234 to 6,367 people: this is the 8th 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.
Pont-de-Chéruy is the youngest (33.9); Fleurance the oldest (54.3).
Nearby, 1 of 6 towns have older populations than Bonchamp-lès-Laval
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval | 48.1 | 25% | 0.8% | 3.1% |
| Argentré 2,906 · 2.9 mi | 42.3 | 18% | 0.9% | 1.7% |
| Louverné 4,344 · 3.2 mi | 45.8 | 23% | 0.4% | 2.7% |
| Laval 49,400 · 3.2 mi | 40.4 | 23% | 3.2% | 10% |
| Changé 6,502 · 4.3 mi | 45.9 | 24% | 1.5% | 3.1% |
| L'Huisserie 4,672 · 4.7 mi | 45.1 | 23% | 1.3% | 3.9% |
| Saint-Berthevin 7,479 · 5.9 mi | 48.9 | 28% | 1.2% | 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 Bonchamp-lès-Laval
What is the population of Bonchamp-lès-Laval?
6,302 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (5,795).
How old are Bonchamp-lès-Laval’s residents?
The median age is 48.1, older than 75% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bonchamp-lès-Laval?
21, with occasional dwellings: 0.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bonchamp-lès-Laval?
INSEE counts 200 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 110 foreign nationals (1.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bonchamp-lès-Laval?
€28,150 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 5.0% 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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