Half of Mauron is over 54.7, older than 94% of compared French towns
7.8% of homes are flats, against 30% in the typical compared French town. There were 1,470 households in Mauron at the 2023 Census, home to 3,163 residents. Households headed by a manual worker: nearly a quarter of the total. Lower than in 89% of compared French towns: 4.2% of households rent social housing (HLM).
Throughout this page, the Morbihan 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 Mauron
An older town
Half of Mauron’s residents are under 54.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 13% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 350 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Mauron had 3,386 residents at the 2012 census and 3,163 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Mauron changed by −7% from 2012 to 2023, behind 92% 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 −9%, then +3% to 2023.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 93% of compared French towns, at 35%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mauron 54.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Here 7.7% of residents are 15 to 24, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A smaller share of single-parent households than 93% of compared French towns: 6.5%
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 Morbihan median and the France median
Living alone · share
The share of couples with children is 20%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. On one-person households, Mauron sits higher than 63% of compared French towns: 38%. In the typical compared French town, single-parent households come to 10%. Households average 2 people.
18% of homes stand empty, more than in 98% 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
5.6% of homes are second homes; in the typical compared French town the figure is 2.1%. The share of empty homes in the typical compared French town is 6.7%. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 8.1% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 27%. Fewer households without a car than in 52% of compared French towns: 10%.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €23,270 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.
Half of Mauron’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €23,270 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 79% of compared French towns. Under the poverty line sit 16.0% of residents.
Mauron sits above 96% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (48%)
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
9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, against 3.7% in Mauron. The comparison figure for households headed by a retired person is 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
3% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 82% 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.
4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, against 2.2% in Mauron. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Morbihan has 2.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 82% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 19% of residents 15 and over are single in Mauron
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
By its share of married residents (48%), Mauron is above 84% of compared French towns. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
Mauron sits below 96% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (16%)
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; Mauron has 27%. Set beside that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 3,143 to 3,183 people: this is the 8th 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.
Longperrier is the youngest (33.7); Meschers-sur-Gironde the oldest (66.1).
Every neighbor is younger than Mauron
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauron | 54.7 | 35% | 5.6% | 3% |
| Saint-Méen-le-Grand 4,653 · 8.9 mi | 47.3 | 29% | 1.8% | 5.4% |
| Merdrignac 3,139 · 9.6 mi | 49.6 | 29% | 6.8% | 5.5% |
| Plélan-le-Grand 4,076 · 10.8 mi | 43.2 | 23% | 5.4% | 1.7% |
| Ploërmel 10,163 · 11.5 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| Iffendic 4,609 · 12.6 mi | 41.1 | 16% | 4.3% | 1.4% |
| Guer 6,208 · 13.7 mi | 41.6 | 22% | 5% | 3.6% |
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 Mauron
What is the population of Mauron?
3,163 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (3,386).
How old are Mauron’s residents?
The median age is 54.7, older than 94% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mauron?
110, with occasional dwellings: 5.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mauron?
INSEE counts 96 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3% of residents, and 70 foreign nationals (2.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mauron?
€23,270 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 16.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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