In Chemazé, 1.5% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 4.4% of households have no car in Chemazé. 3.7% of households rent social housing (HLM). Compared with other places, one-person households are scarce here: 30%, fewer than in three quarters of compared French towns. The town had 1,352 residents in 540 households at the 2023 Census.
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 Chemazé
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 5.5% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
±0% since 2012, a pace below 71% 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
Residents aged 65 and over: 18%, a lower share than 75% 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
■ Chemazé 42.6. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Chemazé has 12%. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. The median age here is 42.6, lower than in just over three fifths of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Above 92% of compared French towns: 35% of households are couples with children
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
Households here average 2.4 people each. By way of comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, single-parent households are scarce here: 5.5%, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns.
1.7% of homes are second homes, fewer than in 58% of compared French towns
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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 8.5% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 14%. Measured more widely, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Chemazé has more empty homes than 53% of compared French towns, at 6.9%.
A median of €25,080 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 midpoint of living standards here is €25,080 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 59% of compared French towns.
19% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 80% of compared French towns
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 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Chemazé comes in at 30%. Lower than in 52% of compared French towns: 9.2% of households are headed by a manager or professional. The comparison figure for households headed by a manual worker is 14% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 98% of compared French towns: 1.2%
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.
Foreign nationals: 1% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
Chemazé sits above 84% of compared French towns for married residents (48%)
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
The share of single residents trails 79% of compared French towns: 22%. Set beside that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 24%, a lower share than 72% of compared French towns
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
The share of adults with no qualification stands at 19%. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
10th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 1,352 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Nearby, 4 of 6 towns have older populations than Chemazé
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemazé | 42.6 | 18% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne 16,584 · 4.3 mi | 50 | 30% | 2.1% | 3.1% |
| Segré-en-Anjou Bleu 17,667 · 7.6 mi | 43.8 | 23% | 3.5% | 2.8% |
| Craon 4,431 · 9.5 mi | 54.5 | 35% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Le Lion-d'Angers 5,390 · 10.8 mi | 38.6 | 19% | 1.7% | 2.6% |
| Les Hauts-d'Anjou 8,751 · 12.9 mi | 42.5 | 21% | 3.8% | 2.2% |
| Cossé-le-Vivien 3,174 · 13 mi | 45.8 | 26% | 2% | 2.2% |
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 Chemazé
What is the population of Chemazé?
1,352 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (1,357).
How old are Chemazé’s residents?
The median age is 42.6, younger than 61% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chemazé?
10, with occasional dwellings: 1.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chemazé?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.2% of residents, and 13 foreign nationals (1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chemazé?
€25,080 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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