Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 249 in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
Gesnes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Gesnes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gesnes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Roche-Pichemer, in Montsûrs, 2.8 mi away.
31% 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 Gesnes.
On this, Gesnes is below both Mayenne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). 14% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
45% women, 55% men
About 122 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Gesnes | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Gesnes comes below both Mayenne’s towns (6.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Gesnes has 0 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.1 per worker. 2.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
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 Gesnes, that is close to Mayenne’s towns (90.3%) and above compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Martin PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 40 | 90%−1 pt |
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.
Gesnes sits below both Mayenne’s towns (€9.49/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Gesnes. Best known first.
Nothing in Gesnes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Gesnes.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Gesnes is a commune of 249 people in the Communauté de communes des Coëvrons. 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.