Only 2.3% of households rent social housing (HLM) in La Pellerine
In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%; La Pellerine has 16%. This Mayenne town had 297 residents in 130 households at the 2023 census. Here, 5.5% of homes are flats. Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
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 La Pellerine
Empty homes
The census found 24 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
La Pellerine had 313 residents at the 2012 census and 297 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 88% of compared French towns grew faster than La Pellerine: −5%
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
The first five years brought +9%; the six to 2023, −13%.
A median age of 43.7: La Pellerine is younger than 53% 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
■ La Pellerine 43.7. The median compared French town: 44.
11% of residents are 15 to 24, a higher share than in 55% of compared French towns. On the census count, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of one-person households than 76% of compared French towns: 30%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%; La Pellerine has 24%. On average, 2.2 people share a household. For comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
More empty homes than 95% of compared French towns: 15%
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
In La Pellerine, 0.6% of homes are second homes, beside 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Empty homes: 6.7% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Put another way, about one in 11: nearly one in ten households have no car.
€24,750 a year: the median standard of living
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.
Half of residents live in households above €24,750 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 63% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 31% in La Pellerine, more than in 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
By its share of households headed by a retired person (23%), La Pellerine is below 90% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 69% of compared French towns: 4.4%
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.
The figure for foreign nationals is 5.4% in La Pellerine and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
23% of residents 15 and over are single, below 70% 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
The share of married residents tops 68% of compared French towns: 45%. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 85% of compared French towns: 20%
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
La Pellerine has more adults with no qualification than 58% of compared French towns, at 20%. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 297 to 2,582 people, the 15th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Of the 6 towns nearest La Pellerine, 5 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Pellerine | 43.7 | 22% | 0.6% | 4.4% |
| Ernée 5,499 · 5.2 mi | 50.2 | 31% | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Fougères 20,307 · 7.6 mi | 46.6 | 27% | 2% | 6.3% |
| Lécousse 3,530 · 8.7 mi | 50.9 | 28% | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| Louvigné-du-Désert 3,346 · 12.1 mi | 52.7 | 33% | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| Rives-du-Couesnon 2,927 · 14.3 mi | 38.6 | 15% | 3.4% | 1.9% |
| Maen Roch 5,088 · 15.5 mi | 44.7 | 23% | 2.5% | 5.4% |
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 La Pellerine
What is the population of La Pellerine?
297 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (313).
How old are La Pellerine’s residents?
The median age is 43.7, younger than 53% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Pellerine?
1, with occasional dwellings: 0.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Pellerine?
INSEE counts 13 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.4% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (5.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Pellerine?
€24,750 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 November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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