Is Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume a good place to live?
There are no grades for Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes. Only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume stand out
The 2 things Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume.
Who lives here
A town of families: 24% of people in Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume are under 15, more than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns
34.4median age
People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, below both Mayenne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of the population. The middle age in Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume is 34.4.
Saint-Germain-le-GuillaumeMayenne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume keeps more of its old housing than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 43% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.4%
4%walk, cycle or take transit
The unemployment rate comes to 7.1%. Jobs based in Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume number 50, against 250 residents in work (0.2 per worker). 7.4% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume, 0.2 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume is a commune of 507 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Ernée. 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
507 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Ernée
Département
Mayenne (53)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
5.2 sq mi (13.5 km²)
INSEE code
53225
Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.