Grotte dite Cave à Margot · Classé · Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Thorigné-en-Charnie’s story
Thorigné-en-Charnie in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Thorigné-en-Charnie: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1926First protected: Grotte dite Cave à Margot
1970Most recently protected: Grotte ornée de la Dérouine
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Thorigné-en-Charnie: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Grotte ornée de la Dérouine: Photo: JYB Devot · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grotte dite Cave à Margot: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thorigné-en-Charnie.
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Thorigné-en-Charnie are under 15, more than in Mayenne’s towns and across compared French towns
42median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.4% of the town, lower than both Mayenne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 19% of the population. Thorigné-en-Charnie has a median age of 42 years.
Thorigné-en-CharnieMayenne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Thorigné-en-Charnie has higher unemployment than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 16.7%
8%walk, cycle or take transit
8.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Thorigné-en-Charnie holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €23,070 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Thorigné-en-Charnie, 0.6 per working resident
16.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Thorigné-en-Charnie is a commune of 191 people in the Communauté de communes des Coëvrons. 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
191 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Coëvrons
Département
Mayenne (53)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
6.7 sq mi (17.3 km²)
INSEE code
53264
Thorigné-en-Charnie’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.
