Fewer single-parent households than 94% of compared French towns: 6.3%
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%; Louverné has 39%. On empty homes, Louverné sits lower than 89% of compared French towns: 3.8%. At the 2023 Census Louverné was home to 4,344 people in 1,910 households. Census figures put flats at 16% in the town.
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.
From 2012 to 2023, Louverné outgrew 66% of compared French towns: +9%
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, +8% to 2017 and +1% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and ±0% in Mayenne.
Louverné is older than 61% of compared French towns: a median age of 45.8
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Louverné 45.8. The median compared French town: 44.
23% of residents are 65 or over, or about one in four. Louverné has fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 54% of compared French towns, at 10%.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of one-person households than 72% of compared French towns, at 31%
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
Average household size: 2.3 people. Louverné has more couples with children than 68% of compared French towns, at 29%. For comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Louverné sits below 97% of compared French towns for second homes (0.4%)
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
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 8.6% of households have no car here. Second homes: 2.1% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. For Louverné, the census puts households in social housing at 9.7%.
€26,750 a year is the median standard of living here
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 Louverné’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €26,750 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 59% of compared French towns. Living below the poverty line: 7.0% of residents.
Above 74% of compared French towns: 18% of households are headed by a manual worker
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: 6.6%, below 72% of compared French towns. Typically, 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 lower share of immigrants than 85% of compared French towns, at 2.7%
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.
4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, against 1.7% in Louverné. To put it in context, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
Above 97% of compared French towns: 53% of residents 15 and over are married
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 figure for single residents is 19% in Louverné and 25% in the typical compared French town. On average, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 28% in Louverné, less than in 57% of compared French towns
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
Compared with other places, adults with no qualification are common here: 20%, more than in 54% of compared French towns. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
15th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 4,321 to 4,378
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 Tigery (33.7), the youngest, and Le Château-d'Oléron (55), the oldest.
3 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Louverné
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louverné | 45.8 | 23% | 0.4% | 2.7% |
| Bonchamp-lès-Laval 6,302 · 3.2 mi | 48.1 | 25% | 0.8% | 3.1% |
| Changé 6,502 · 3.6 mi | 45.9 | 24% | 1.5% | 3.1% |
| Argentré 2,906 · 4.1 mi | 42.3 | 18% | 0.9% | 1.7% |
| Laval 49,400 · 4.4 mi | 40.4 | 23% | 3.2% | 10% |
| Saint-Berthevin 7,479 · 6.3 mi | 48.9 | 28% | 1.2% | 5.4% |
| L'Huisserie 4,672 · 7.1 mi | 45.1 | 23% | 1.3% | 3.9% |
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 Louverné
What is the population of Louverné?
4,344 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (3,991).
How old are Louverné’s residents?
The median age is 45.8, older than 61% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Louverné?
8, with occasional dwellings: 0.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Louverné?
INSEE counts 120 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.7% of residents, and 74 foreign nationals (1.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Louverné?
€26,750 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 7.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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