Older than 97% of compared French towns: half of Hardanges is over 57.2
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Census day 2023: 169 residents and 94 households in Hardanges. 10% of households are couples with children, or about one in ten. The share of flats is 2.6%, against 30% in the typical compared French town.
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 Hardanges
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 33 second homes and occasional dwellings in Hardanges, 22% of its 150 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 100% 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 Hardanges’ residents are under 57.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Hardanges had 200 residents at the 2012 census and 169 in 2023, down 16%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 22 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
22% of homes are second homes, a share 94% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. About one in seven: that is how common empty homes are in Hardanges (15%). Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten households have no car here.
−16% since 2012: slower than 99% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and ±0% for the median Mayenne town, the change came in two steps: +1% from 2012 to 2017, then −17% to 2023.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 34% in Hardanges, more than in 93% 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
■ Hardanges 57.2. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (8.1%), Hardanges is below 92% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
43% women, 57% men
About 76 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Hardanges sits below 99% of compared French towns for single-parent households (5%)
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
Average household size: 1.8 people. 45% of households are one person living alone, a higher share than in 84% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%.
At the median, €22,320 a year to live on
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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €22,320 a year: lower than in 87% of compared French towns.
Hardanges: 60% of households are headed by a retired person, above 99% of compared French towns
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
Households headed by a manual worker: 20%, above 83% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, nearly a third 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).
Hardanges: 12% of residents are immigrants, above 77% 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.
With foreign nationals at 9.9%, Hardanges is ahead of 81% of compared French towns on that count. In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
47% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 81% of compared French towns
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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Hardanges comes in at 28%. By way of comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Above 95% of compared French towns: 32% of adults out of school have no qualification
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
In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Hardanges, 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (169 to 2,582 people), the 5th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Hardanges is younger than 1 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardanges | 57.2 | 34% | 22% | 12% |
| Villaines-la-Juhel 2,671 · 5.6 mi | 57.5 | 38% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Mayenne 12,883 · 10.1 mi | 47 | 28% | 1.8% | 5.3% |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées 2,619 · 11.4 mi | 49.6 | 30% | 7.5% | 3.1% |
| Évron 8,252 · 12.9 mi | 50 | 29% | 2.5% | 3.9% |
| Rives d'Andaine 2,844 · 13.4 mi | 54.6 | 31% | 10% | 3.4% |
| Montsûrs 3,192 · 14.9 mi | 45.1 | 25% | 5% | 2% |
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 Hardanges
What is the population of Hardanges?
169 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% fewer than in 2012 (200).
How old are Hardanges’ residents?
The median age is 57.2, older than 97% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Hardanges?
33, with occasional dwellings: 22% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Hardanges?
INSEE counts 20 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 12% of residents, and 17 foreign nationals (9.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Hardanges?
€22,320 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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