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A town of 557 in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
At under 1,000 residents, La Gravelle is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just 14% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing La Gravelle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Gravelle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye cistercienne de Clairmont, in La Brûlatte, 4.3 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Gravelle is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Gravelle.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%. Children under 15 make up 22%, higher than both Mayenne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Nearly a fifth of adults hold a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| La Gravelle | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 5.1%. Per resident in work, La Gravelle counts 1.4 jobs (400 jobs, 300 workers). The median disposable income is €24,770 a year per consumption unit.
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 the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.2 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 77 | 99%+8 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.
La Gravelle recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Gravelle yet.
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
La Gravelle is a commune of 557 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Laval Agglomération. 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
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 Gravelle | 557 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loiron-Ruillé | 2,758 | 3.9 | — | A− | — | A |
| Argentré-du-Plessis Ille-et-Vilaine | 4,633 | 6 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Étrelles Ille-et-Vilaine | 2,703 | 8.2 | — | B | — | A− |
| Saint-Berthevin | 7,479 | 9 | A+ | B− | B− | A |
| Vitré Ille-et-Vilaine | 19,365 | 9 | A | C+ | B− | A− |
| Cossé-le-Vivien | 3,174 | 10 | A− | A | A+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.