Voutré sits below 99% of compared French towns for flats (1.5%)
41% of households are headed by a manual worker (typical compared French town: 14%). Locally, 1.3% of households are single parents. At 3.9%, the share of households in social housing is lower than in 91% of compared French towns. There were 380 households in Voutré at the 2023 Census, home to 893 residents.
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 Voutré
Empty homes
The census found 60 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: −2% since 2012, behind 79% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −1%, then −2% to 2023. Over those years, the median Mayenne town changed ±0% and the median compared French town +5%.
A median age of 43.1: Voutré is younger than 58% 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
■ Voutré 43.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 21%, below 58% of compared French towns. More residents aged 15 to 24 than in 53% of compared French towns: 11%.
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%.
A higher share of couples with children than 82% of compared French towns, at 32%
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
Against a figure of 35% in the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households in Voutré comes in at 32%. There are 2.3 people in the average household. The usual figure: 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Empty homes: 13%, a higher share than 92% of compared French towns
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
6.3% of households have no car, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Second homes account for 2.9%.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €23,090 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €23,090 a year: lower than in 81% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a manager or professional than 83% of compared French towns: 5.3%
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
Compared with 32% in the typical compared French town, 36% of households are headed by a retired person here. On average, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
1.9% of residents are immigrants, below 93% 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.
The median compared commune in Mayenne has 3.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 93% of compared French towns. For Voutré, the census puts foreign nationals at 1.3%. On average, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of single residents than 89% of compared French towns, at 21%
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
The figure for married residents is 46% in Voutré and 43% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 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 Voutré
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, just over a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification here. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 12th youngest of 41 French towns this size
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).
4 of 5 neighbors are older than Voutré
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voutré | 43.1 | 21% | 2.9% | 1.9% |
| Évron 8,252 · 5.4 mi | 50 | 29% | 2.5% | 3.9% |
| Montsûrs 3,192 · 12.2 mi | 45.1 | 25% | 5% | 2% |
| Villaines-la-Juhel 2,671 · 14.2 mi | 57.5 | 38% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Argentré 2,906 · 16.6 mi | 42.3 | 18% | 0.9% | 1.7% |
| Meslay-du-Maine 2,779 · 17.9 mi | 51.2 | 33% | 2.6% | 2.3% |
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 Voutré
What is the population of Voutré?
893 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (915).
How old are Voutré’s residents?
The median age is 43.1, younger than 58% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Voutré?
13, with occasional dwellings: 2.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Voutré?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.9% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Voutré?
€23,090 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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