Is Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain a good place to live?
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain is too small for the grades other French towns get. 17% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents.
What makes Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain stand out
The 2 things Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain than in Mayenne’s towns or across compared French towns: 14% of adults
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, above Mayenne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: 8.7% of residents. Half the people of Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain are older than 50.9.
50.9median age
Saint-Aignan-de-CouptrainMayenne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Only 4.7% of commuters in Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain go to work without a car, fewer than in Mayenne’s towns and compared French towns
8.3% of the labour force are out of work. 100 jobs are based in Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain, for 150 working residents (0.6 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,210 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain, 0.6 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain is a commune of 349 people in the Communauté de communes du Mont des Avaloirs. 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
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.