Fougerolles-du-Plessis is older than 99% of compared French towns: a median age of 61.5
The share of households headed by a manager or professional is 0.8%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Couples with children are rarer here than in 97% of compared French towns. Fougerolles-du-Plessis had 1,215 residents in 600 households at the 2023 Census. For Fougerolles-du-Plessis, the census puts flats at 2.8%.
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.
What stands out about the people of Fougerolles-du-Plessis
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 110 second homes and occasional dwellings in Fougerolles-du-Plessis, 14% of its 780 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 98% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Fougerolles-du-Plessis’ residents are under 61.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 42% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 15% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Fougerolles-du-Plessis had 1,305 residents at the 2012 census and 1,215 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A larger share of second homes than 91% of compared French towns: 14%
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
Here 7% of households rent social housing (HLM), where the figure in the typical compared French town is 12%. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. Across Fougerolles-du-Plessis, 6.6% of households have no car. Higher than in 69% of compared French towns: 8.6% of homes stand empty.
Fougerolles-du-Plessis changed by −7% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 93% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −8%, then +1% to 2023. Over those years, the median Mayenne town changed ±0% and the median compared French town +5%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 42%, a higher share than 98% 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
■ Fougerolles-du-Plessis 61.5. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24; in Fougerolles-du-Plessis, 6.1%. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Below 87% of compared French towns: 7.3% of households are single parents
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
On average, 1.9 people share a household. Single-parent households make up 10% in the typical compared French town. 39% of households are one person living alone, a higher share than in 67% of compared French towns.
€23,500 a year: the median standard of living
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.
Living standards centre on €23,500 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 77% of compared French towns.
Fougerolles-du-Plessis sits above 95% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (47%)
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
With households headed by a manual worker at 20%, Fougerolles-du-Plessis is ahead of 84% of compared French towns on that count. The benchmark for households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town: 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Fougerolles-du-Plessis, 11% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 83% of compared French towns
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.
Where 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town, Fougerolles-du-Plessis has 11%. Immigrants make up a share higher than in 75% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Mayenne has 3.1%. The wider picture: 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Fougerolles-du-Plessis sits below 98% of compared French towns for single residents (18%)
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
Where 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, Fougerolles-du-Plessis has 53%. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
Graduates of higher education: 12%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
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
Here 36% of adults out of school have no qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 19%. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,215 to 2,582 people), the 2nd oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Fougerolles-du-Plessis is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fougerolles-du-Plessis | 61.5 | 42% | 14% | 11% |
| Louvigné-du-Désert 3,346 · 7.2 mi | 52.7 | 33% | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët 5,770 · 9.2 mi | 56.7 | 37% | 6.1% | 2.7% |
| Grandparigny 2,605 · 9.5 mi | 54.9 | 32% | 5.1% | 2.5% |
| Mortain-Bocage 2,961 · 9.9 mi | 56.7 | 36% | 11% | 7.7% |
| Ernée 5,499 · 12.7 mi | 50.2 | 31% | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Fougères 20,307 · 13.6 mi | 46.6 | 27% | 2% | 6.3% |
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 Fougerolles-du-Plessis
What is the population of Fougerolles-du-Plessis?
1,215 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (1,305).
How old are Fougerolles-du-Plessis’ residents?
The median age is 61.5, older than 99% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 42% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Fougerolles-du-Plessis?
110, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Fougerolles-du-Plessis?
INSEE counts 130 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 11% of residents, and 130 foreign nationals (11%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Fougerolles-du-Plessis?
€23,500 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 November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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