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A town of 171 in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
La Pallu is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing La Pallu does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Pallu as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit La pierre aux loups, in Joué-du-Bois, 5.4 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 Pallu.
23% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Mayenne’s towns (27%) and near compared French towns (22%). The middle age in La Pallu is 50.5.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| La Pallu | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in La Pallu, for 100 working residents (0.4 per worker). Unemployment stood at 7.4%, higher than Mayenne’s towns (6.7%) yet lower than compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 9.9% of working residents here at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
12 houses and apartments changed hands in La Pallu from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near La Pallu. Best known first.
Nothing in La Pallu is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Pallu yet.
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 Pallu | 171 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Ferté Macé Orne | 5,071 | 6.4 | B | A− | D | C |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie Orne | 2,699 | 6.6 | A+ | B+ | A− | A |
| Rives d'Andaine Orne | 2,844 | 7.2 | — | A | — | B− |
| Villaines-la-Juhel | 2,671 | 11 | A+ | A+ | A− | B− |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées | 2,619 | 17 | — | A+ | — | C+ |
| Domfront en Poiraie Orne | 4,113 | 17 | A+ | A | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
La Pallu is a commune of 171 people in the Communauté de communes du Mont des Avaloirs. 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 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.