Flats: 3.8%, a lower share than 97% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. There were 400 households in Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë at the 2023 Census, home to 949 residents. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 8.6%. By its share of couples with children (20%), Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë is below 73% 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.
Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë grew +7% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 57% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and ±0% for the median Mayenne town, the change came in two steps: ±0% from 2012 to 2017, then +6% to 2023.
Residents aged 65 and over: 30%, a higher share than 84% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë 47.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë’s residents are over 47.6, older than in 73% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
Fewer one-person households than 62% of compared French towns: 33%
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
Average household size: 2.3 people. Fewer single-parent households than in 69% of compared French towns: 8.9%. One-person households: 35% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë sits above 70% of compared French towns for empty homes (8.7%)
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
Just over a fifth of households have been in place 30 years or more; 10% moved in within the last two years. Typically, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. At 3.3%, the share of second homes is higher than in 65% of compared French towns. Meanwhile, in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car is 11%; Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë has 9.3%.
The median resident lives on €22,440 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.
At €22,440 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 86% of compared French towns.
43% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 90% of compared French towns
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
Put another way, about one in eight: 13% of households are headed by a manual worker. On average, 32% of households are headed by a retired person 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 76% of compared French towns: 3.7%
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.
The share of foreign nationals is 3.2%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. 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.
Fewer single residents than 91% of compared French towns: 20%
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
Married residents: 47% here and 43% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Only 14% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë
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
Compared with 19% in the typical compared French town, a third of adults out of school have no qualification here. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
41 French towns of 949 to 2,582 people: this is the 15th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Around Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë, 3 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë | 47.6 | 30% | 3.3% | 3.7% |
| Renazé 2,504 · 5.2 mi | 53.5 | 34% | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| La Guerche-de-Bretagne 4,554 · 8.3 mi | 49.5 | 31% | 1.4% | 11% |
| Ombrée d'Anjou 8,813 · 8.3 mi | 46.2 | 26% | 3.1% | 6% |
| Craon 4,431 · 8.6 mi | 54.5 | 35% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Martigné-Ferchaud 2,688 · 8.7 mi | 44.9 | 26% | 6.5% | 4.8% |
| Retiers 4,566 · 11.8 mi | 43.5 | 23% | 2% | 4.2% |
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 Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë
What is the population of Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë?
949 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% more than in 2012 (891).
How old are Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë’s residents?
The median age is 47.6, older than 73% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë?
15, with occasional dwellings: 3.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë?
INSEE counts 35 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.7% of residents, and 30 foreign nationals (3.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë?
€22,440 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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