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MéeMayenne

A town of 226 in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.

Population
226
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€7.83
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€23,760
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Mée a good place to live?

Mée is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Mée stand out

The 2 things Mée does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
15%2%MéeMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
15% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
10%22%MéeMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
10% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 35.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Inscrit · Photo: Simon de l'Ouest · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mée’s story

Mée in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mée, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1990First protected: Prieuré génovéfain (ancien)
  • 1991Most recently protected: Église Saint-Pierre
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mée.

Who lives here

Few people in Mée are 65 or over: 9.7%, below Mayenne’s towns and compared French towns

For Mée, that is below both Mayenne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 25% of residents.

35.3median age
MéeMayenne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Mée
MéeMayenne medianFrance median
Under 1525%16%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4429%20%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+9.7%27%22%
No diploma10%24%19%
CAP or BEP34%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education27%25%30%
Full pageMée’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages35.3 median age · 10% are 65 or overHouseholds80 households · 2.7 people per householdBorn abroad0.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Mée?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Mée keeps more of its old housing than Mayenne or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Mée sits above both Mayenne’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mée, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
10th c.
oldest protected part
1990
first monument protected
Full pageMée’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes25% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Mée?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Mée has lower unemployment than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.0%

That puts Mée below both Mayenne’s towns (6.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Mée has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 3.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Mée, 0.4 per working resident
5.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageMée’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working residentGetting to work3% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€23,760 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Mée than in Mayenne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.83/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

On this, Mée is below both Mayenne’s towns (€9.49/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.83/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mée€7.83/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Mayenne median€9.49/m²
€7.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.95 to €10.31/m² a month)
€7.60/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageMée’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€7.83/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mée

12pages on Mée
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.8 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing4 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 35.3History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mée, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Prieuré génovéfain (ancien)Priory · 17th c.
Église Saint-PierreChurch · Middle Ages
Photo credits

Prieuré génovéfain (ancien): Photo: Simon de l'Ouest · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Simon de l'Ouest · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Mée

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mée yet.

How we find them →

Mée’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Mayenne →
CraonSegré-en-Anjou BleuChâteau-Gontier-sur-MayenneRenazéCossé-le-VivienOmbrée d'AnjouCraonSegré-en-Anjou BleuChâteau-Gontier-sur-MayenneRenazéCossé-le-VivienOmbrée d'AnjouMée
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mée226—————
Craon4,4315.3A+A−BB
Segré-en-Anjou Bleu Maine-et-Loire17,6677.2AB+C+B+
Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne16,5847.5ABC+A−
Renazé2,5048.8—A−—A−
Cossé-le-Vivien3,17410A−AA+C−
Ombrée d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire8,81312A−AB−A

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Mée

Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire

Mée is a commune of 226 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Craon. 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

Population
226 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Craon
Département
Mayenne (53)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
3.4 sq mi (8.7 km²)
INSEE code
53148

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.