Flats make up 0.8% in Loupfougères, less than in 99% of compared French towns
12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town, against 2.7% in Loupfougères. In 2023, the Census found 408 residents locally, living in 180 households. The census found that nearly a quarter of households are headed by a manual worker here. With a median age of 48.1, Loupfougères is older than three quarters 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 Loupfougères
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 33 second homes and occasional dwellings in Loupfougères, 13% of its 250 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 97% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Empty homes
The census found 36 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 13% in Loupfougères, more than in 90% 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
Car-free households: one in 17, where the median compared French town has 11%. Second homes make up 2.1% in the typical compared French town. 14% of homes stand empty. Households without a car are rarer here than in four fifths of compared French towns.
A change of +4% since 2012 leaves Loupfougères behind 55% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and ±0% for the median Mayenne town, the change came in two steps: +4% from 2012 to 2017, then ±0% to 2023.
14% of residents are 15 to 24, more than in 93% 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
■ Loupfougères 48.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over account for 23%. For comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Loupfougères sits below 99% of compared French towns for single-parent households (2.7%)
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
The share of couples with children tops 72% of compared French towns: 29%. The usual figure: 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2.2 people on average.
At the median, €23,510 a year to live on
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.
At €23,510 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 77% of compared French towns.
5.3% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 83% 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
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Loupfougères comes in at 35%. For households headed by a manager or professional, the comparison 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).
A lower share of immigrants than 69% of compared French towns, at 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 median compared commune in Mayenne has 3.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 69% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Census figures put foreign nationals at 3.9% in Loupfougères.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
22% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 79% 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
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 46% of residents 15 and over are married in Loupfougères. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
Below 97% of compared French towns: 15% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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 Loupfougères, 20% of adults out of school have no qualification. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 15th 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).
Loupfougères sits below 5 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loupfougères | 48.1 | 23% | 13% | 4.4% |
| Villaines-la-Juhel 2,671 · 3.2 mi | 57.5 | 38% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Mayenne 12,883 · 12.4 mi | 47 | 28% | 1.8% | 5.3% |
| Évron 8,252 · 13.2 mi | 50 | 29% | 2.5% | 3.9% |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées 2,619 · 13.6 mi | 49.6 | 30% | 7.5% | 3.1% |
| Rives d'Andaine 2,844 · 14 mi | 54.6 | 31% | 10% | 3.4% |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie 2,699 · 15.5 mi | 61.9 | 45% | 54% | 7.1% |
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 Loupfougères
What is the population of Loupfougères?
408 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (394).
How old are Loupfougères’ residents?
The median age is 48.1, older than 75% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Loupfougères?
33, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Loupfougères?
INSEE counts 18 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.4% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (3.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Loupfougères?
€23,510 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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