Half of Mantilly is over 56.3, older than 95% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM); in Mantilly, 3.3%. On flats, Mantilly sits lower than 99% of compared French towns: 1.3%. There were 250 households here at the 2023 Census, home to 508 residents. About one in 24: that is how common households headed by a manager or professional are in Mantilly (4.1%).
Throughout this page, the Orne 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 Mantilly
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 93 second homes and occasional dwellings in Mantilly, 23% of its 410 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Mantilly’s residents are under 56.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 37% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 14% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Mantilly had 563 residents at the 2012 census and 508 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 71 homes empty (17%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Mantilly sits above 94% of compared French towns for second homes (23%)
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
17% of homes stand empty, against 6.7% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town. The share of households without a car stands at 5.9%.
Mantilly changed by −10% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 97% 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
The change was −5% from 2012 to 2017 and −5% from 2017 to 2023.
Above 96% of compared French towns: 37% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mantilly 56.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 7.5% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of single-parent households than 95% of compared French towns, at 6.1%
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 Orne median and the France median
Living alone · share
The average household has 2 people. Compared with other places, couples with children are scarce here: 18%, fewer than in 83% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Where 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, Mantilly has 34%.
A typical living standard of €22,070 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €22,070 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 88% of compared French towns.
Mantilly: 45% of households are headed by a retired person, above 93% 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
18% of households are headed by a manual worker (typical compared French town: 14%). 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).
15% of residents are immigrants, a share 86% of compared French towns don’t reach
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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Mantilly has 13%. As a yardstick, 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.
53% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 98% of compared French towns
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
With single residents at 19%, Mantilly is behind 95% of compared French towns on that count. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Above 95% of compared French towns: 32% of adults out of school have no qualification
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, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Mantilly, 18%. Elsewhere, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
5th highest median age among 41 French towns of 508 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
A younger town than 3 of the 6 around it: Mantilly
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mantilly | 56.3 | 37% | 23% | 15% |
| Domfront en Poiraie 4,113 · 9.1 mi | 57.7 | 36% | 6% | 4.6% |
| Mortain-Bocage 2,961 · 9.6 mi | 56.7 | 36% | 11% | 7.7% |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées 2,619 · 11.1 mi | 49.6 | 30% | 7.5% | 3.1% |
| Grandparigny 2,605 · 13.6 mi | 54.9 | 32% | 5.1% | 2.5% |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët 5,770 · 14.5 mi | 56.7 | 37% | 6.1% | 2.7% |
| Louvigné-du-Désert 3,346 · 14.6 mi | 52.7 | 33% | 3.9% | 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 Mantilly
What is the population of Mantilly?
508 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (563).
How old are Mantilly’s residents?
The median age is 56.3, older than 95% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 37% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mantilly?
93, with occasional dwellings: 23% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mantilly?
INSEE counts 77 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 15% of residents, and 68 foreign nationals (13%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mantilly?
€22,070 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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