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With 150 residents, it is a town in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Chevaigné-du-Maine falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 36% of homes. 36% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Chevaigné-du-Maine does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chevaigné-du-Maine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Bois-Thibaut (restes), in Lassay-les-Châteaux, 5 mi away.
65% 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 Chevaigné-du-Maine.
Degrees are held by 12% of adults, below Mayenne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Over-65s are 36% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.5% of the town.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Chevaigné-du-Maine | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.7% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 34% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 12% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
9.5% of the labour force were unemployed, between Mayenne’s towns (6.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 5.3% of commuters got to work without a car. Chevaigné-du-Maine holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 25 homes were sold in Chevaigné-du-Maine.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chevaigné-du-Maine is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chevaigné-du-Maine yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevaigné-du-Maine | 150 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rives d'Andaine Orne | 2,844 | 6.8 | — | A | — | B− |
| Villaines-la-Juhel | 2,671 | 8.2 | A+ | A+ | A− | B− |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie Orne | 2,699 | 8.3 | A+ | B+ | A− | A |
| La Ferté Macé Orne | 5,071 | 11 | B | A− | D | C |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées | 2,619 | 11 | — | A+ | — | C+ |
| Mayenne | 12,883 | 14 | B+ | A− | C− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Chevaigné-du-Maine is a commune of 150 people in the Communauté de communes du Mont des Avaloirs. 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 November 4, 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.