Schools are its strong suit: brevet results 5.1 points above the expected rate. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 6.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,523/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Meslay-Grez. The overall grade lands at A+, #1 of 16 in Mayenne. That leaves it better than almost every compared French town.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Meslay-du-Maine with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Meslay-du-Maine sees less crime per resident than 95% of compared French towns
Jobs outnumber working residents in Meslay-du-Maine (1,450 to 1,100): it draws people in from around. In all, 25 offenses reached the police record in the town in 2025. Also worth knowing: among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was family violence (2025).
5.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence15
Criminal damage10
Armed robbery0
Fraud16
Theft without violence9
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
24.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 24.2% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Meslay-du-Maine than in Mayenne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.00/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
108 sales of houses and apartments in Meslay-du-Maine, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,523/m². The sales split: 94% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,523/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Meslay-du-Maine€1,523/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Mayenne median€1,696/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,556/m²
102
€8.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.90 to €10.85/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,780
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Meslay-Grez
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
For walkability, Meslay-du-Maine ranks above 84% of compared French towns
The median disposable income is €23,330 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 7.7%, above Mayenne’s towns (6.7%) but below compared French towns (10.1%). 4.6% of Meslay-du-Maine’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot8%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,450
jobs based in Meslay-du-Maine, 1.3 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 33% of people in Meslay-du-Maine are 65 or over, more than in both Mayenne’s towns and compared French towns
Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, higher than both Mayenne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 14% of residents. Among adults, 20% have a degree.
51.2median age
Meslay-du-MaineMayenne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth A−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Meslay-du-Maine sees fewer deaths than 77% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (89 places) counts its residents as Meslay-du-Maine’s; allowing for it, deaths were 22% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 494 residents of Meslay-du-Maine died, against 542 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Meslay-du-Maine is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal du Haut Anjou, 10.8 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Meslay-du-Maine can choose among 7 GPs.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Meslay-du-Maine · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal du Haut Anjou
10.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal du Haut Anjou
86.5 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Mayenne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Meslay-du-Maine keeps more of its old housing than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 12% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Meslay-du-Maine, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.
Philippe Médard: Fédération française de handball, Public domain · Adrien-Charles Launay: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Alfred Barouille: Auteur de la photographie non identifié, Public domain
Meslay-du-Maine’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Meslay-du-Maine
Is Meslay-du-Maine safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #4 of 16 in Mayenne.
Are schools in Meslay-du-Maine good?
They grade A+, better than 95% of compared French towns and #2 of 15 in Mayenne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Meslay-du-Maine expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,523/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Meslay-du-Maine grades A for cost of living.
About Meslay-du-Maine
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Meslay-du-Maine is a commune of 2,779 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Meslay-Grez. 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
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.
