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A town of 543 in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.

Population

543

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.85

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,440

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Daon a good place to live?

Daon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Daon stand out

The one thing Daon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

15% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château de Mortreux · Classé · Photo: Simon de l'Ouest · CC BY-SA 4.0

Daon’s story

Daon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Daon: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Daon before 1900, the earliest Étienne-Alexandre Bernier, in 1762.

1927First protected: Château de l'Escoublère et son puits
1997Most recently protected: Logis du Petit Marigné

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Daon.

History

Old homes shape Daon: 42% were built before 1919, more than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

That puts Daon above both Mayenne’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Daon: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Daon is Château de l'Escoublère et son puits.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Château de l'Escoublère et son puits 15th–17th c.
Château de Mortreux 16th c.

15th c.

oldest protected part

1927

first monument protected

Full pageDaon’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes42% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Daon?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

A town of families: 23% of people in Daon are under 15, more than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns

On this, Daon is above both Mayenne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6.1% of residents.

40median age

DaonMayenne medianFrance median

Mayenne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

20%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%

CAP or BEP25%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Daon
	Daon	Mayenne median	France median
Under 15	23%	16%	17%
15–24	6.1%	10%	11%
25–44	28%	20%	23%
45–64	23%	26%	26%
65+	20%	27%	22%
No diploma	18%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	25%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	17%	18%
Higher education	31%	25%	30%

Full pageDaon’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages40 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households230 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad1.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Daon?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Daon than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6%

In the comparison, Daon comes below both Mayenne’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 5.7%. Daon has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%

Public transport2%

On foot2%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Daon, 0.2 per working resident

5.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,440

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Median income€24,440 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Daon is €8.85/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€8.85/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Daon€8.85/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Mayenne median€9.49/m²

€8.85/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.75 to €11.59/m² a month)

€7.66/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageDaon’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.85/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de l'Escoublère and 4 more in and around Daon

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Daon. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de l'Escoublèrein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mortreuxin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Magnanne4.4 km west, in Ménil AttractionAttractionBac de Ménil3.9 km northwest, in Ménil ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Frautaise3.4 km northeast, in Bierné-les-Villages

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Daon

12pages on Daon

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.1 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing24 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors3% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Daon: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Château de l'Escoublère et son puitsChâteau · 15th–17th c.

Inscrit

Logis du Petit MarignéManor house · 16th c.

Photo credits

Château de l'Escoublère et son puits: Photo: Thorrine · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Daon

2 notable people were born in Daon.

Their page →

Étienne-Alexandre BernierCatholic bishop and politician (1762–1806)

Pierre Joly dit Petit-PrinceFrench politician (1773-1836)

Daon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Mayenne →

Château-Gontier-sur-MayenneLes Hauts-d'AnjouLe Lion-d'AngersMorannes sur Sarthe-DaumeraySegré-en-Anjou BleuTiercéDaon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Daon	543	—	—	—	—	—
Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne	16,584	6	A	B	C⁺	A⁻
Les Hauts-d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire	8,751	6.4	A	A⁻	B	A⁻
Le Lion-d'Angers Maine-et-Loire	5,390	9.6	A	B⁻	B⁺	A
Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray Maine-et-Loire	3,687	11	—	A	—	B⁺
Segré-en-Anjou Bleu Maine-et-Loire	17,667	12	A	B⁺	C⁺	B⁺
Tiercé Maine-et-Loire	4,589	12	A	C⁺	A⁻	A

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Daon

Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire

Daon is a commune of 543 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Château-Gontier. 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

Population: 543 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Château-Gontier
Département: Mayenne (53)
Région: Pays de la Loire
Area: 7 sq mi (18.2 km²)
INSEE code: 53089

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.