25% of households are one person living alone, below 94% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 152 residents in Médavy, living in 62 households. On the census count, 4.8% of households have no car. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 trails 77% of compared French towns: 9.2%.
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 Médavy
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 9 second homes and occasional dwellings in Médavy, 12% of its 76 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 89% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 8.3% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Médavy: 12% of homes are second homes, above 89% 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
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of second homes in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Empty homes make up about one in 15 here (6.6%).
Slower growth than 72% of compared French towns: Médavy changed by −1% since 2012
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
Older than 69% of compared French towns: half of Médavy is over 47
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Médavy 47. The median compared French town: 44.
In Médavy, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Médavy sits above 88% of compared French towns for couples with children (33%)
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
8.3% of households are single parents, against 10% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Each household has 2.5 people on average.
A typical living standard of €26,950 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 median standard of living in Médavy is €26,950 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 61% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 25%, a lower share than 83% 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
With households headed by a manual worker at 17%, Médavy is ahead of 67% of compared French towns on that count. 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).
A lower share of immigrants than 92% of compared French towns, at 2%
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 Orne has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 92% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%. Census figures put foreign nationals at 1.3% in Médavy.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Fewer single residents than 99% of compared French towns: 17%
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 share of married residents is 50%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A higher share of adults with no qualification than 65% of compared French towns, at 22%
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
By its share of graduates of higher education (28%), Médavy is below 56% of compared French towns. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
The 15th oldest of 41 French towns of 152 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Nearby, 3 of 5 towns have older populations than Médavy
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Médavy | 47 | 22% | 12% | 2% |
| Sées 4,168 · 6.3 mi | 51.8 | 33% | 2.9% | 1.9% |
| Argentan 13,527 · 6.6 mi | 46.3 | 27% | 2.3% | 8.2% |
| Gouffern en Auge 3,636 · 6.9 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 11% | 3.1% |
| Alençon 25,490 · 17.1 mi | 42.7 | 24% | 1.1% | 12% |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis 3,636 · 17.9 mi | 54 | 35% | 1.4% | 5% |
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 Médavy
What is the population of Médavy?
152 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (153).
How old are Médavy’s residents?
The median age is 47, older than 69% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Médavy?
9, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Médavy?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Médavy?
€26,950 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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