Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 517 in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
Le Pas is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Le Pas does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Pas: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Pas.
Le Pas sits below both Mayenne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.8% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Le Pas | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 34% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Le Pas above both Mayenne’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Pas: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Le Pas is Menhir de Saint-Civière.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On this, Le Pas is below both Mayenne’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Le Pas has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The median disposable income is €24,150 a year per consumption unit.
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.
In the comparison, Le Pas comes below both Mayenne’s towns (€9.49/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Le Pas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Menhir de Saint-Civière: Photo: Astérixobélix , Bicaisse · Public domain
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Pas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pas | 517 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées | 2,619 | 3.2 | — | A+ | — | C+ |
| Mayenne | 12,883 | 8.9 | B+ | A− | C− | A− |
| Domfront en Poiraie Orne | 4,113 | 12 | A+ | A | A− | B− |
| Rives d'Andaine Orne | 2,844 | 13 | — | A | — | B− |
| Ernée | 5,499 | 14 | A+ | A | B− | A− |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie Orne | 2,699 | 16 | A+ | B+ | A− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Le Pas is a commune of 517 people in the Communauté de communes du Bocage Mayennais. 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.