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A town of 636 in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.

Is Champéon a good place to live?

Champéon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Champéon stand out

The one thing Champéon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château du Fresne
Château du Fresne · Classé · Photo: Qlefeuvre · CC BY-SA 4.0
Champéon’s story

Champéon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Champéon: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

René-François Jarry-Desloges, born in 1737, is the one person born in Champéon before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1984First protected: Château des Vaux
  • 1986Most recently protected: Château du Fresne
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champéon.

Who lives here

A town of families: 23% of people in Champéon are under 15, more than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns

Champéon sits above both Mayenne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town.

36.1median age
ChampéonMayenne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Champéon
ChampéonMayenne medianFrance median
Under 1523%16%17%
15–2411%10%11%
25–4427%20%23%
45–6421%26%26%
65+18%27%22%
No diploma21%24%19%
CAP or BEP30%29%26%
Baccalauréat23%17%18%
Higher education22%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Champéon: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

That puts Champéon above both Mayenne’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Champéon: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Champéon is Château des Vaux.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

14th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Champéon walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 1.8%

On this, Champéon is below both Mayenne’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €23,130 a year per consumption unit. Champéon has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Champéon, 0.2 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Champéon than in Mayenne’s towns or across compared French towns: €6.78/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

In the comparison, Champéon comes below both Mayenne’s towns (€9.49/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€6.78/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Champéon€6.78/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Mayenne median€9.49/m²
€6.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.05 to €9.10/m² a month)
€6.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château des Vaux and 3 more in and around Champéon

Heritage in and near Champéon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Champéon

12pages on Champéon

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Champéon: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Château du Fresne: Photo: Qlefeuvre · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Champéon

One notable person was born in Champéon.

Their page →

Champéon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Mayenne →
Ambrières-les-ValléesMayenneVillaines-la-JuhelRives d'AndaineBagnoles de l'Orne NormandieMontsûrsAmbrières-les-ValléesMayenneVillaines-la-JuhelRives d'AndaineBagnoles de l'Orne NormandieMontsûrsChampéon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Champéon636—————
Ambrières-les-Vallées2,6196.2—A+—C+
Mayenne12,8836.2B+A−C−A−
Villaines-la-Juhel2,67111A+A+A−B−
Rives d'Andaine Orne2,84412—A—B−
Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie Orne2,69914A+B+A−A
Montsûrs3,19215A+AA+B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Champéon

Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire

Champéon is a commune of 636 people in the Communauté de communes Mayenne Communauté. 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

Population
636 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Mayenne Communauté
Département
Mayenne (53)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
8.1 sq mi (21 km²)
INSEE code
53051

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.