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A town of 302 in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire. Only 13% of residents are 65 or over.
Cosmes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Cosmes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cosmes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is La maison et le musée Robert-et-Lise-Tatin ou Archisculpture du Musée Robert-Tatin, in Cossé-le-Vivien, 1.3 mi away.
37% 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 Cosmes.
On this, Cosmes is above both Mayenne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 13% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Cosmes | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Cosmes comes below both Mayenne’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 6.0%. Cosmes has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For Cosmes, that is below both Mayenne’s towns (90.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège l'OrietteNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 50 | 70%−19 pts |
| Collège Sainte Famille PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 100 | 93%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Cosmes. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Robert-Tatin2 km northwest, in Cossé-le-VivienChâteauChâteauManoir de Chauvigné3.5 km south, in DenazéChâteauChâteauChâteau des Alleux3.8 km west, in Cossé-le-VivienArt galleryArt galleryL'Atelier3.9 km northwest, in Cossé-le-VivienZooZooMoutons4 km northwest, in Cossé-le-VivienChâteauChâteauSublay3 km north, in Cossé-le-VivienPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Cosmes 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 Cosmes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmes | 302 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cossé-le-Vivien | 3,174 | 2.4 | A− | A | A+ | C− |
| Craon | 4,431 | 5.9 | A+ | A− | B | B |
| L'Huisserie | 4,672 | 8.9 | A+ | B+ | A+ | B− |
| Loiron-Ruillé | 2,758 | 10 | — | A− | — | A |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 16,584 | 10 | A | B | C+ | A− |
| Saint-Berthevin | 7,479 | 11 | A+ | B− | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Cosmes is a commune of 302 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Craon. 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 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.