Above 96% of compared French towns: 37% of households are couples with children
0.7% of homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. At the 2023 Census, 667 people lived in Pommerieux, in 270 households. Households without a car make up about one in 91 here (1.1%). Compared with other places, empty homes are scarce here: 3.2%, fewer than in 95% 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 Pommerieux
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 7.4% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Pommerieux has changed by −3%, slower than 82% 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
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Mayenne town ±0%.
Pommerieux sits below 93% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (14%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Pommerieux 41.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Pommerieux is 41.8, lower than in two thirds of compared French towns. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 22% in Pommerieux, less than in 98% 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
Single-parent households: 7.4% here and 10% in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.5 people. One-person households: 35% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Only 3% of households rent social housing (HLM) in Pommerieux
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
The figure for second homes is 3.2% in Pommerieux and 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 4.1% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 25%. By way of comparison, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €25,530 a year
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.
At €25,530 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 54% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a manual worker than 78% of compared French towns: 19%
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
The figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 7.4% in Pommerieux and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. The share of households headed by a retired person stands at 33%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 2.2% in Pommerieux, less than in 89% of compared French towns
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.
In Pommerieux, 1.2% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Mayenne has 3.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 89% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A higher share of married residents than 97% of compared French towns, at 52%
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
With single residents at 20%, Pommerieux is behind 89% of compared French towns on that count. Across the comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Below 67% of compared French towns: 25% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
Adults with no qualification: 19% of the total. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (667 to 2,582 people), the 8th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Every neighbor is older than Pommerieux
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pommerieux | 41.8 | 14% | 3.2% | 2.2% |
| Craon 4,431 · 2.9 mi | 54.5 | 35% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Renazé 2,504 · 7.6 mi | 53.5 | 34% | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| Cossé-le-Vivien 3,174 · 8.2 mi | 45.8 | 26% | 2% | 2.2% |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne 16,584 · 8.9 mi | 50 | 30% | 2.1% | 3.1% |
| Segré-en-Anjou Bleu 17,667 · 9.1 mi | 43.8 | 23% | 3.5% | 2.8% |
| Ombrée d'Anjou 8,813 · 11.6 mi | 46.2 | 26% | 3.1% | 6% |
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 Pommerieux
What is the population of Pommerieux?
667 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (689).
How old are Pommerieux’s residents?
The median age is 41.8, younger than 67% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 14% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Pommerieux?
9, with occasional dwellings: 3.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Pommerieux?
INSEE counts 15 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.2% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (1.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Pommerieux?
€25,530 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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