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It is a town of 308 residents in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so La Chapelle-Craonnaise has none. Few residents are of retirement age: 14% are 65 or over.
The one thing La Chapelle-Craonnaise does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Chapelle-Craonnaise as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is La maison et le musée Robert-et-Lise-Tatin ou Archisculpture du Musée Robert-Tatin, in Cossé-le-Vivien, 2.5 mi away.
35% 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 La Chapelle-Craonnaise.
People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, lower than both Mayenne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). The age that splits La Chapelle-Craonnaise in two is 40.2.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| La Chapelle-Craonnaise | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 3.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. La Chapelle-Craonnaise holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. At the census, 13.7% of working residents in La Chapelle-Craonnaise didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 10.6 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège l'OrietteNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 50 | 70%−19 pts |
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 14 homes were sold in La Chapelle-Craonnaise.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near La Chapelle-Craonnaise. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Robert-Tatin4 km north, in Cossé-le-VivienChâteauChâteauManoir de Chauvigné2.4 km southeast, in DenazéChâteauChâteauChâteau des Alleux2.9 km northwest, in Cossé-le-VivienPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in La Chapelle-Craonnaise is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm La Chapelle-Craonnaise as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Craonnaise | 308 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cossé-le-Vivien | 3,174 | 3.1 | A− | A | A+ | C− |
| Craon | 4,431 | 3.9 | A+ | A− | B | B |
| Renazé | 2,504 | 9.8 | — | A− | — | A− |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 16,584 | 11 | A | B | C+ | A− |
| L'Huisserie | 4,672 | 11 | A+ | B+ | A+ | B− |
| Loiron-Ruillé | 2,758 | 11 | — | A− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
La Chapelle-Craonnaise is a commune of 308 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Craon. 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 November 4, 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.