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A town of 599 in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.

Is Chantrigné a good place to live?

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

What makes Chantrigné stand out

The 3 things Chantrigné does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Allée couverte de la Hamelinière
Allée couverte de la Hamelinière · Classé · Photo: Astérixobélix · Public domain
Chantrigné’s story

Chantrigné in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Chantrigné: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1932.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

François Grosse-Durocher, born in 1746, is the one person born in Chantrigné before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1932First protected: Allée couverte de la Hamelinière
  • 1976Most recently protected: Menhir du Grand Coudray
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chantrigné.

Who lives here

Chantrigné has fewer young adults than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.4% are 15 to 24

That puts Chantrigné below both Mayenne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 28% of the town.

47.7median age
ChantrignéMayenne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chantrigné
ChantrignéMayenne medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–248.4%10%11%
25–4421%20%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+28%27%22%
No diploma27%24%19%
CAP or BEP32%29%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education20%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Chantrigné: 16% 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.

On this, Chantrigné is above both Mayenne’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Chantrigné: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Chantrigné is Allée couverte de la Hamelinière.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1932
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Chantrigné than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.0%

In the comparison, Chantrigné comes below both Mayenne’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Chantrigné has 150 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Unemployment stands at 6.5%.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Chantrigné, 0.6 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
16%
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 Chantrigné 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.

For Chantrigné, that is below both Mayenne’s towns (€9.49/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €915/m², comes from 32 sales of houses and apartments in Chantrigné from July 2023 to June 2026.

€915/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Chantrigné€915/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Mayenne median€1,696/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€875/m²31
€6.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.05 to €9.10/m² a month)
€6.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Camp de Gènes and 5 more in and around Chantrigné

Heritage, gardens and other places to visit in and near Chantrigné. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chantrigné

13pages on Chantrigné

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Chantrigné: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Menhir du Grand Coudray: Photo: Astérixobélix · Public domain · Allée couverte de la Hamelinière: Photo: Astérixobélix · Public domain

Famous people from Chantrigné

One notable person was born in Chantrigné.

Their page →

Chantrigné’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-ValléesMayenneRives d'AndaineBagnoles de l'Orne NormandieDomfront en PoiraieVillaines-la-JuhelAmbrières-les-ValléesMayenneRives d'AndaineBagnoles de l'Orne NormandieDomfront en PoiraieVillaines-la-JuhelChantrigné
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chantrigné599—————
Ambrières-les-Vallées2,6193—A+—C+
Mayenne12,8838.1B+A−C−A−
Rives d'Andaine Orne2,8449.3—A—B−
Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie Orne2,69912A+B+A−A
Domfront en Poiraie Orne4,11313A+AA−B−
Villaines-la-Juhel2,67114A+A+A−B−

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

About Chantrigné

Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire

Chantrigné is a commune of 599 people in the Communauté de communes du Bocage Mayennais. 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
599 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Bocage Mayennais
Département
Mayenne (53)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
7.2 sq mi (18.7 km²)
INSEE code
53055

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 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.