In Lignières-Orgères, 1.6% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
The figure for households headed by a retired person is 48% in Lignières-Orgères and 32% in the typical compared French town. 7.3% of residents are 15 to 24. Few places have so few single-parent households: 5.7% here, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns. This Mayenne town counted 719 residents and 350 households at the 2023 Census.
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 Lignières-Orgères
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 72 second homes and occasional dwellings in Lignières-Orgères, 15% of its 490 homes: higher than in 91% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Lignières-Orgères’ residents are under 52.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.6% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 74 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Lignières-Orgères had 752 residents at the 2012 census and 719 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A lower share of households in social housing than 96% of compared French towns, at 2.3%
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
Of all households, 6.9% moved in during the last two years and 23% have stayed three decades or more. Few places have as many second homes: 15% here, more than in 91% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Where 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town, Lignières-Orgères has 4.4%.
A −4% change since 2012: slower than 86% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, ±0% in Mayenne. Here the change came as −1% to 2017, then −3% to 2023.
Half of Lignières-Orgères is over 52.3, older than 90% 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
■ Lignières-Orgères 52.3. The median compared French town: 44.
30% of Lignières-Orgères’ residents are 65 or older, against 27% in the median Mayenne town and 22% in the median compared French town; 17% are under 18.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 21%, a lower share than 70% 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
A third of households are one person living alone (typical compared French town: 35%). On average, 2.1 people share a household. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Standard of living at the median: €22,580 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 €22,580 a year: lower than in 85% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 98% of compared French towns, at 2.9%
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 manual worker (20%), Lignières-Orgères is above 83% of compared French towns. The share of households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Lignières-Orgères, 5.4% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 60% of compared French towns
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 median compared commune in Mayenne has 3.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 55% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Locally, 5.9% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Lignières-Orgères ranks below 99% of compared French towns on single residents: 17%
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
In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Lignières-Orgères, 46%. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 89% of compared French towns: 19%
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
27% of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
Ranked by age, 8th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 5 are older than Lignières-Orgères
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lignières-Orgères | 52.3 | 30% | 15% | 5.9% |
| La Ferté Macé 5,071 · 7.7 mi | 53.8 | 32% | 3.2% | 6.1% |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie 2,699 · 9.7 mi | 61.9 | 45% | 54% | 7.1% |
| Rives d'Andaine 2,844 · 11.1 mi | 54.6 | 31% | 10% | 3.4% |
| Villaines-la-Juhel 2,671 · 13.9 mi | 57.5 | 38% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis 3,636 · 15.3 mi | 54 | 35% | 1.4% | 5% |
| Alençon 25,490 · 15.9 mi | 42.7 | 24% | 1.1% | 12% |
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 Lignières-Orgères
What is the population of Lignières-Orgères?
719 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (752).
How old are Lignières-Orgères’ residents?
The median age is 52.3, older than 90% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lignières-Orgères?
72, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lignières-Orgères?
INSEE counts 42 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.9% of residents, and 39 foreign nationals (5.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lignières-Orgères?
€22,580 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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