Fougerolles-du-Plessis’s best grade is for cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a strength (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is schools (D) — brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. Work and incomes lag: 0.9 jobs per working resident; 8.8% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023. Fougerolles-du-Plessis has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Fougerolles-du-Plessis with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fougerolles-du-Plessis.
Who lives here
Children make up only 10% of Fougerolles-du-Plessis, fewer than in both Mayenne’s towns and compared French towns
6.1% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Mayenne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Over-65s are 42% of the population. Among adults, 12% have a degree.
61.5median age
Fougerolles-du-PlessisMayenne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
42%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma36%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education12%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Fougerolles-du-Plessis than in Mayenne’s towns or across compared French towns: €6.56/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €1,000/m², below Mayenne’s towns (€1,696/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Of the homes sold, 99% were houses. Sales in Fougerolles-du-Plessis from July 2023 to June 2026: 79 houses and apartments.
€1,000/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fougerolles-du-Plessis€1,000/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Mayenne median€1,696/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€992/m²
78
€6.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.05 to €8.53/m² a month)
2.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,040
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Bocage Mayennais
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Fougerolles-du-Plessis run lower than in 73% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Fougerolles-du-Plessis come to 80 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 289 residents of Fougerolles-du-Plessis died, against 284 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. The nearest emergency department to Fougerolles-du-Plessis is Centre hospitalier de Saint Hilaire du Harcouet, 8.6 mi away. Women in Mayenne live to 86.5 on average and men to 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Fougerolles-du-Plessis · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saint Hilaire du Harcouet
13.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Fougeres
86.5 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Mayenne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Fougerolles-du-Plessis than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.9%
Half of residents lived on more than €23,500 a year per consumption unit, below both Mayenne’s towns (€24,995) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 8.8%. No commute at all: 14.4% of working residents in Fougerolles-du-Plessis at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
350
jobs based in Fougerolles-du-Plessis, 0.9 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 37% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fougerolles-du-Plessis
Is Fougerolles-du-Plessis safe?
Fougerolles-du-Plessis has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Fougerolles-du-Plessis good?
They grade D, better than 6% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Fougerolles-du-Plessis expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Fougerolles-du-Plessis grades A+ for cost of living.
About Fougerolles-du-Plessis
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Fougerolles-du-Plessis is a commune of 1,215 people in the Communauté de communes du Bocage Mayennais. 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
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.
