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HambersMayenne

A town of 624 in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.

Population
624
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.94
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€24,570
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Hambers a good place to live?

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

What makes Hambers stand out

The one thing Hambers does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
15%2%HambersMedianSecond 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 Chellé
Château de Chellé · Inscrit · Photo: Simon de l'Ouest · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hambers’ story

Hambers in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Hambers, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1954.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Ferdinand Gaugain, born in 1842, is the one person born in Hambers before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 2010First protected: Château de Chellé
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hambers.

Who lives here

Few people in Hambers are 65 or over: 19%, below Mayenne’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Hambers comes below both Mayenne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.1% of the town.

44.8median age
HambersMayenne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Hambers
HambersMayenne medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–249.1%10%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+19%27%22%
No diploma27%24%19%
CAP or BEP24%29%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education24%25%30%
Full pageHambers’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages44.8 median age · 19% are 65 or overHouseholds260 households · 2.3 people per householdBorn abroad4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Hambers?”

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

History

Hambers keeps more of its old housing than Mayenne or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919

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

For Hambers, that is above both Mayenne’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Hambers, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1954
first monument protected
Full pageHambers’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes36% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Hambers?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Hambers than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 3.1%

Hambers sits below both Mayenne’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Hambers has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 7.3% of the labour force are out of work.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Hambers, 0.5 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageHambers’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.5 per working residentMedian income€24,570 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

98.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

That puts Hambers above both Mayenne’s towns (90.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

98.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Hambers98.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean-Louis BernardNearest collègeCollègeCollège4598%+6 pts
98.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate
2.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pageHambers’ schools pageOpen the page
Collèges98.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Hambers is €8.94/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.

€8.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Hambers€8.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Mayenne median€9.49/m²
€8.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.95 to €11.50/m² a month)
€7.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageHambers’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.94/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hambers

13pages on Hambers
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.4 mi awayHousing28 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute100 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 44.8History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The list names few of Hambers’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Château de ChelléChâteau · 13th c.
Classé
Théâtre romain (ruines)Theater · Antiquity · in Jublains, 3.3 mi
Classé
Camp gallo-romain et balneum de RubricaireMonument · Antiquity · in Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert, 3.7 mi
Classé
Château du RocherChâteau · 15th & 18th c. · in Mézangers, 4.5 mi
Photo credits

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

Famous people from Hambers

One notable person was born in Hambers.

Their page →
F
Ferdinand GaugainFrench historian · 1842–1917

Hambers’ 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 →
ÉvronVillaines-la-JuhelMayenneMontsûrsAmbrières-les-ValléesArgentréÉvronVillaines-la-JuhelMayenneMontsûrsAmbrières-les-ValléesArgentréHambers
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Hambers624—————
Évron8,2527.2A+ABB+
Villaines-la-Juhel2,6719A+A+A−B−
Mayenne12,8839.7B+A−C−A−
Montsûrs3,1929.7A+AA+B
Ambrières-les-Vallées2,61914—A+—C+
Argentré2,90615A+A−A+A

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

About Hambers

Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire

Hambers is a commune of 624 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

Population
624 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Coëvrons
Département
Mayenne (53)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
10.1 sq mi (26.1 km²)
INSEE code
53113

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.