Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
848 people live in this town in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
Parigné-sur-Braye is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Parigné-sur-Braye does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Parigné-sur-Braye as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle des Calvairiennes, in Mayenne, 1.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Parigné-sur-Braye.
People 65 and over make up 15% of the town, below both Mayenne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 25% have a degree. Residents of Parigné-sur-Braye have a median age of 44.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Parigné-sur-Braye | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 1.9% of commuters at the census. For its 400 residents in work, Parigné-sur-Braye has 300 jobs: 0.7 each. Half of residents lived on more than €26,960 a year per consumption unit, above Mayenne’s towns (€24,995) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 78% passed the bac pro, of 219 candidates at 2 lycées. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège SévignéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 93 | 83%−6 pts |
| Lycée LavoisierNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 181 | 97%−1 pt |
| Collège privé Don Bosco PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 118 | 97%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Parigné-sur-Braye recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Parigné-sur-Braye. Best known first.
Nothing in Parigné-sur-Braye 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 Parigné-sur-Braye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parigné-sur-Braye | 848 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mayenne | 12,883 | 1.9 | B+ | A− | C− | A− |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées | 2,619 | 6.3 | — | A+ | — | C+ |
| Montsûrs | 3,192 | 13 | A+ | A | A+ | B |
| Ernée | 5,499 | 13 | A+ | A | B− | A− |
| Louverné | 4,344 | 14 | A+ | B | A | A |
| Argentré | 2,906 | 16 | A+ | A− | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Parigné-sur-Braye is a commune of 848 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 4, 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.