19% of homes are second homes, more than in 93% of compared French towns
Households in social housing make up 2.4%, against 12% in the typical compared French town. Chantrigné had 599 residents in 260 households at the 2023 census. About one in 26: that is how common single-parent households are in Chantrigné (3.9%). Lower than in 95% of compared French towns: 5% of homes are flats.
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.
What stands out about the people of Chantrigné
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 70 second homes and occasional dwellings in Chantrigné, 19% of its 360 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 93% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
More empty homes than 80% of compared French towns: 10%
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
Newcomers of less than two years account for 9% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 24%. Compared with other places, households without a car are scarce here: 7.2%, fewer than in 72% of compared French towns. Against that, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Chantrigné changed by −2% from 2012 to 2023, behind 78% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +1%, and from 2017 to 2023 −3%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Mayenne town ±0%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 8.4%, a lower share than 89% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chantrigné 47.7. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 47.7, Chantrigné is older than 73% of compared French towns. Residents aged 65 and over make up about one in four here (28%). On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
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%.
Chantrigné sits above 78% of compared French towns for couples with children (31%)
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
With one-person households at 32%, Chantrigné is behind two thirds of compared French towns on that count. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. A household here holds 2.2 people on average.
The median resident lives on €24,960 a year per consumption unit
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 median standard of living in Chantrigné is €24,960 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 61% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a retired person than 82% of compared French towns: 40%
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
Against a figure of 9.4% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional in Chantrigné comes in at 5.9%. As a reference point, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a manual worker account for 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 79% of compared French towns, at 3.4%
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.
Chantrigné has fewer foreign nationals than 59% of compared French towns, at 3.4%. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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.
Chantrigné ranks below 99% of compared French towns on single residents: 17%
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
Married residents: 50%, above 92% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Chantrigné sits below 86% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (20%)
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
27% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 599 to 2,582 people, the 15th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Around Chantrigné, 5 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantrigné | 47.7 | 28% | 19% | 3.4% |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées 2,619 · 3 mi | 49.6 | 30% | 7.5% | 3.1% |
| Mayenne 12,883 · 8.1 mi | 47 | 28% | 1.8% | 5.3% |
| Rives d'Andaine 2,844 · 9.3 mi | 54.6 | 31% | 10% | 3.4% |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie 2,699 · 11.7 mi | 61.9 | 45% | 54% | 7.1% |
| Domfront en Poiraie 4,113 · 12.6 mi | 57.7 | 36% | 6% | 4.6% |
| Villaines-la-Juhel 2,671 · 13.9 mi | 57.5 | 38% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
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 Chantrigné
What is the population of Chantrigné?
599 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (611).
How old are Chantrigné’s residents?
The median age is 47.7, older than 73% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chantrigné?
70, with occasional dwellings: 19% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chantrigné?
INSEE counts 20 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.4% of residents, and 20 foreign nationals (3.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chantrigné?
€24,960 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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