Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
682 people live in this town in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
At under 1,000 residents, Châlons-du-Maine is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just just over one in ten residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Châlons-du-Maine does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Châlons-du-Maine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Roche-Pichemer, in Montsûrs, 5 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châlons-du-Maine.
Degrees are held by 34% of adults. Children under 15 make up 25%, higher than both Mayenne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Châlons-du-Maine | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €26,880 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Mayenne’s towns (€24,995). Unemployment runs at 4.6%. Châlons-du-Maine has 50 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
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.
The market in Châlons-du-Maine: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Châlons-du-Maine. Best known first.
Nothing in Châlons-du-Maine is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Châlons-du-Maine.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châlons-du-Maine | 682 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montsûrs | 3,192 | 4.2 | A+ | A | A+ | B |
| Louverné | 4,344 | 4.3 | A+ | B | A | A |
| Argentré | 2,906 | 5.3 | A+ | A− | A+ | A |
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval | 6,302 | 6.6 | A+ | B+ | A | A |
| Changé | 6,502 | 7.8 | A− | C+ | B− | A |
| Laval | 49,400 | 8.7 | B | B− | D | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Châlons-du-Maine is a commune of 682 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Laval Agglomération. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 October 30, 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.