In Le Ham, 0.4% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
The share of households in social housing trails 96% of compared French towns: 2.4%. Le Ham’s 170 households held 338 residents at the 2023 Census. Households without a car make up about one in 20 here (4.9%). More households headed by a retired person than in 80% of compared French towns: 39%.
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 Le Ham
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 39 second homes and occasional dwellings in Le Ham, 16% of its 240 homes: higher than in 92% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Le Ham had 427 residents at the 2012 census and 338 in 2023, down 21%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Le Ham’s residents are under 51.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 26% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 33 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 16% in Le Ham, more than in 92% of compared French towns
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
Some 7.8% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 30% who have been there 30 years or more. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Empty homes account for 14%.
−21% 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
In two steps, −7% to 2017 and −14% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and ±0% in Mayenne.
A median age of 51.6: Le Ham is older than 88% 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
■ Le Ham 51.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, against 11% in the typical compared French town. For Le Ham, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 26%.
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 39%, a higher share than 66% of compared French towns
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
Each household has 2 people on average. Set beside that, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. By its share of couples with children (23%), Le Ham is below 63% of compared French towns.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €22,120 a year
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 €22,120 a year: lower than in 88% of compared French towns.
Le Ham: 17% of households are headed by a manual worker, above 72% 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 manager or professional: 12% here and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for households headed by a manual worker is 14% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 91% of compared French towns: 2.1% of residents are immigrants
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 0.9%, Le Ham is behind 96% of compared French towns on that count. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
52% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 96% 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
By its share of single residents (20%), Le Ham is below 92% of compared French towns. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 99% of compared French towns: 13%
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, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; Le Ham has 26%. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 10th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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.
Older than Le Ham: 4 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Ham | 51.6 | 26% | 16% | 2.1% |
| Villaines-la-Juhel 2,671 · 4.4 mi | 57.5 | 38% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Rives d'Andaine 2,844 · 11.2 mi | 54.6 | 31% | 10% | 3.4% |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées 2,619 · 12.2 mi | 49.6 | 30% | 7.5% | 3.1% |
| Mayenne 12,883 · 12.6 mi | 47 | 28% | 1.8% | 5.3% |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie 2,699 · 12.7 mi | 61.9 | 45% | 54% | 7.1% |
| La Ferté Macé 5,071 · 14.8 mi | 53.8 | 32% | 3.2% | 6.1% |
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 Le Ham
What is the population of Le Ham?
338 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% fewer than in 2012 (427).
How old are Le Ham’s residents?
The median age is 51.6, older than 88% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Le Ham?
39, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Le Ham?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.1% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Le Ham?
€22,120 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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