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A town of 390 in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire. Only 9% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Origné a good place to live?

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

What makes Origné stand out

The one thing Origné does most differently from other towns.

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Origné’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Origné’s story

No historic monuments in Origné

The Culture ministry lists no building in Origné as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Oppidum (portion), in Entrammes, 3 mi away.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Origné.

Who lives here

Few people in Origné are 65 or over: 8.9%, below Mayenne’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Origné is below both Mayenne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). 24% of residents are children under 15.

38.8median age
OrignéMayenne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Origné
OrignéMayenne medianFrance median
Under 1524%16%17%
15–248.3%10%11%
25–4429%20%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+8.9%27%22%
No diploma12%24%19%
CAP or BEP36%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education26%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Origné than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 2.3%

In the comparison, Origné comes below both Mayenne’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 5.9%. Origné has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Origné, 0.2 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Origné is €9.46/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.46/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Origné€9.46/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Mayenne median€9.49/m²
€9.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.23 to €12.37/m² a month)
€7.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

La Roche and 7 more in and around Origné

Heritage in and near Origné. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Origné

12pages on Origné

Landmarks

Nothing in Origné is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Origné

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

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Origné’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 →
L'HuisserieMeslay-du-MaineLavalCossé-le-VivienBonchamp-lès-LavalChâteau-Gontier-sur-MayenneL'HuisserieMeslay-du-MaineLavalCossé-le-VivienBonchamp-lès-LavalChâteau-Gontier-sur-MayenneOrigné
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Origné390—————
L'Huisserie4,6725.2A+B+A+B−
Meslay-du-Maine2,7798.2A+AA+A−
Laval49,4008.2BB−DB+
Cossé-le-Vivien3,1748.5A−AA+C−
Bonchamp-lès-Laval6,3028.5A+B+AA
Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne16,5848.9ABC+A−

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

About Origné

Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire

Origné is a commune of 390 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Château-Gontier. 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
390 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Château-Gontier
Département
Mayenne (53)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
4 sq mi (10.4 km²)
INSEE code
53172

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.