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Home to 373 people, this town lies in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Montreuil-Poulay has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 14% of homes.
The one thing Montreuil-Poulay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montreuil-Poulay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Allée couverte de la Hamelinière, in Chantrigné, 2.8 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montreuil-Poulay.
Degrees are held by 24% of adults. Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Mayenne’s towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Montreuil-Poulay is 46.7 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Montreuil-Poulay | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.7% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Montreuil-Poulay has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €24,270 a year per consumption unit, near Mayenne’s towns (€24,995) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 20 homes in Montreuil-Poulay. Houses accounted for 95% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Montreuil-Poulay. Best known first.
Nothing in Montreuil-Poulay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montreuil-Poulay yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreuil-Poulay | 373 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées | 2,619 | 4.9 | — | A+ | — | C+ |
| Mayenne | 12,883 | 6.8 | B+ | A− | C− | A− |
| Rives d'Andaine Orne | 2,844 | 11 | — | A | — | B− |
| Villaines-la-Juhel | 2,671 | 12 | A+ | A+ | A− | B− |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie Orne | 2,699 | 13 | A+ | B+ | A− | A |
| Domfront en Poiraie Orne | 4,113 | 15 | A+ | A | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Montreuil-Poulay is a commune of 373 people in the Communauté de communes Mayenne Communauté. 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
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 November 9, 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.