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Population 492: a town in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
At under 1,000 residents, Champgenéteux is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 14% of its housing.
The one thing Champgenéteux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Champgenéteux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Camp gallo-romain et balneum de Rubricaire, in Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert, 5.2 mi away.
34% 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 Champgenéteux.
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below Mayenne’s towns (27%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Residents of Champgenéteux have a median age of 48. The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Champgenéteux | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,250 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Champgenéteux: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.3 each). Unemployment stood at 7.8%, higher than Mayenne’s towns (6.7%) yet lower than compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.3 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean-Louis BernardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 45 | 98%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.18/m² a month. Sales in Champgenéteux from July 2023 to June 2026: 26 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Champgenéteux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Champgenéteux.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champgenéteux | 492 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villaines-la-Juhel | 2,671 | 5.6 | A+ | A+ | A− | B− |
| Évron | 8,252 | 9.9 | A+ | A | B | B+ |
| Mayenne | 12,883 | 11 | B+ | A− | C− | A− |
| Montsûrs | 3,192 | 13 | A+ | A | A+ | B |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées | 2,619 | 14 | — | A+ | — | C+ |
| Rives d'Andaine Orne | 2,844 | 17 | — | A | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Champgenéteux is a commune of 492 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
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.