A smaller share of flats than 96% of compared French towns: 4.5%
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; Congrier has 27%. 932 residents in 410 households: that is Congrier at the 2023 Census. For Congrier, the census puts households without a car at 5.4%. Single-parent households are more common here than in 90% of compared French towns.
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.
Since 2012, Congrier has changed by +1%, slower than 66% 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
Here the change came as −3% to 2017, then +4% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, ±0% in Mayenne.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 20% in Congrier, less than in 67% 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
■ Congrier 45.1. The median compared French town: 44.
On residents aged 15 to 24, 11% here is much the same as in the typical compared French town. With a median age of 45.1, Congrier is older than 57% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 21% in Congrier, less than in 70% of compared French towns
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
31% of households are one person living alone; in the typical compared French town the figure is 35%. In the typical compared French town, couples with children come to 25%.
5.1% of homes in Congrier are second homes
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
By its share of households in social housing (15%), Congrier is above three fifths of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, second homes come to 2.1%. For Congrier, the census puts empty homes at 8.3%.
Median standard of living: €22,980 a year
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 Congrier is €22,980 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 82% of compared French towns.
Below 94% of compared French towns: 3.7% of households are headed by a manager or professional
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%; Congrier has 30%. The usual figure: nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional 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 75% of compared French towns: 3.8%
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.
The median compared commune in Mayenne has 3.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 75% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. For Congrier, the census puts foreign nationals at 3.9%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A higher share of married residents than 88% of compared French towns, at 49%
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
24% of residents 15 and over are single; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Only 14% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Congrier
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
Nearly a quarter of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
Ranked by age, 20th youngest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Congrier and its 6 nearest towns: 5 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congrier | 45.1 | 20% | 5.1% | 3.8% |
| Renazé 2,504 · 3.1 mi | 53.5 | 34% | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| Ombrée d'Anjou 8,813 · 5.8 mi | 46.2 | 26% | 3.1% | 6% |
| Craon 4,431 · 8.1 mi | 54.5 | 35% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Martigné-Ferchaud 2,688 · 9.8 mi | 44.9 | 26% | 6.5% | 4.8% |
| La Guerche-de-Bretagne 4,554 · 10.8 mi | 49.5 | 31% | 1.4% | 11% |
| Cossé-le-Vivien 3,174 · 13.2 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 Congrier
What is the population of Congrier?
932 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (924).
How old are Congrier’s residents?
The median age is 45.1, older than 57% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Congrier?
24, with occasional dwellings: 5.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Congrier?
INSEE counts 35 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.8% of residents, and 36 foreign nationals (3.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Congrier?
€22,980 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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