Older than 98% of compared French towns: half of Gorron is over 60
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 4%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. At the 2023 Census, 2,440 people lived in Gorron, in 1,250 households. Census figures put one-person households at 42% here. Second homes are more common here than in 82% of compared French towns.
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 Gorron
An older town
Half of Gorron’s residents are under 60 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 41% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 16% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Gorron had 2,702 residents at the 2012 census and 2,440 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 200 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Gorron’s population moved −10% on 2012, less than in 97% 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
The years 2012 to 2017 brought −5%; 2017 to 2023, −5%.
Gorron: 41% of residents are 65 or over, above 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
■ Gorron 60. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (6.4%), Gorron is below 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Couples with children: 13%, a lower share than 95% of compared French towns
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
There are 1.8 people in the average household. By way of comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Nearly one in ten households are single parents, a lower share than in 70% of compared French towns.
Gorron: 13% of homes stand empty, above 91% of compared French towns
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
Long tenure is the mark of 25% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 10% (under two years). To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Fewer flats than in 82% of compared French towns: 13%. Meanwhile, the share of households without a car is 17%, against 11% in the typical compared French town.
Half above, half below €22,790 a year in 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.
The median standard of living in Gorron is €22,790 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 83% of compared French towns. Below the poverty threshold: 14.0% of the population.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 97% of compared French towns: 49%
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
Compared with 14% in the typical compared French town, 18% of households are headed by a manual worker here. Set beside that, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 66% of compared French towns: 4.8%
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.
For Gorron, the census puts foreign nationals at 4.2%. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Gorron sits above 96% of compared French towns for married residents (52%)
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
A fifth of residents 15 and over are single, against 25% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 99% of compared French towns, at 13%
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
The share of adults with no qualification is 36%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (2,440 to 2,582 people), the 4th 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).
Every neighbor is younger than Gorron
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorron | 60 | 41% | 6.6% | 4.8% |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées 2,619 · 8.5 mi | 49.6 | 30% | 7.5% | 3.1% |
| Ernée 5,499 · 9.7 mi | 50.2 | 31% | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Mayenne 12,883 · 11.8 mi | 47 | 28% | 1.8% | 5.3% |
| Domfront en Poiraie 4,113 · 14.4 mi | 57.7 | 36% | 6% | 4.6% |
| Louvigné-du-Désert 3,346 · 15.1 mi | 52.7 | 33% | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| Mortain-Bocage 2,961 · 15.5 mi | 56.7 | 36% | 11% | 7.7% |
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 Gorron
What is the population of Gorron?
2,440 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (2,702).
How old are Gorron’s residents?
The median age is 60, older than 98% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 41% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Gorron?
100, with occasional dwellings: 6.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Gorron?
INSEE counts 120 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.8% of residents, and 100 foreign nationals (4.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Gorron?
€22,790 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 14.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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