Fewer flats than 99% of compared French towns: 1.1%
By its share of households headed by a retired person (42%), Olivet is above 88% of compared French towns. The town’s 170 households held 404 residents at the 2023 Census. Here, 27% of households are one person living alone. 3.1% of households have no car, a lower share than in 98% 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 Olivet
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 5.9% single parents with children; 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Olivet had 426 residents at the 2012 census and 404 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A −5% change since 2012: slower than 89% 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
The years 2012 to 2017 brought −2%; 2017 to 2023, −3%.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 78% of compared French towns, at 18%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Olivet 43.7. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Olivet has 9.6%. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. Half of the town’s residents are under 43.7, younger than in 52% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 34% in Olivet, more than in 91% of compared French towns
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
In the typical compared French town, 10% of households are single parents; in Olivet, 5.9%. Each household has 2.5 people on average. By way of comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Olivet ranks below 98% of compared French towns on households in social housing: 1.2%
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
2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town, against 6.8% in Olivet. Households in social housing make up 12% in the typical compared French town. In the last two years, 9% of households moved in; at the other end, 29% have stayed 30 years or more. Compared with other places, empty homes are scarce here: 5.8%, fewer than in 63% of compared French towns.
The median resident lives on €26,280 a year per consumption unit
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.
The median standard of living in Olivet is €26,280 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 54% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 98% of compared French towns, at 2.9%
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
On the census count, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker. Measured more widely, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 97% of compared French towns: 1.5%
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 0.3% in Olivet. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 17% of residents 15 and over are single in Olivet
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
In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Olivet, 51%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 21% in Olivet, less than in 81% 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
Set against 19% in the typical compared French town, 21% of adults out of school have no qualification in Olivet. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
15th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 404 to 2,582
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).
Nearby, 4 of 6 towns have older populations than Olivet
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivet | 43.7 | 18% | 6.8% | 1.5% |
| Loiron-Ruillé 2,758 · 4.2 mi | 37.7 | 16% | 1.8% | 1.2% |
| Saint-Berthevin 7,479 · 5.7 mi | 48.9 | 28% | 1.2% | 5.4% |
| Changé 6,502 · 6.6 mi | 45.9 | 24% | 1.5% | 3.1% |
| Laval 49,400 · 8 mi | 40.4 | 23% | 3.2% | 10% |
| Louverné 4,344 · 9.8 mi | 45.8 | 23% | 0.4% | 2.7% |
| L'Huisserie 4,672 · 9.9 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 Olivet
What is the population of Olivet?
404 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (426).
How old are Olivet’s residents?
The median age is 43.7, younger than 52% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Olivet?
13, with occasional dwellings: 6.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Olivet?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Olivet?
€26,280 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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