Only 13% of households are couples with children in Ménil-Gondouin
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Ménil-Gondouin’s 78 households held 156 residents at the 2023 Census. For Ménil-Gondouin, the census puts households without a car at 2.5%. 25% of households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%.
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 Ménil-Gondouin
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 15 second homes and occasional dwellings in Ménil-Gondouin, 14% of its 110 homes: higher than in 91% 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 Ménil-Gondouin’s residents are under 53.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 21% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Ménil-Gondouin had 166 residents at the 2012 census and 156 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 12 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Ménil-Gondouin ranks above 91% of compared French towns on second homes: 14%
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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Typically, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Empty homes account for 12%.
Ménil-Gondouin’s population moved −6% on 2012, less than in 91% 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 +4%, then −9% to 2023. Over those years, the median Orne town changed −5% and the median compared French town +5%.
Older than 91% of compared French towns: half of Ménil-Gondouin is over 53.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Ménil-Gondouin 53.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over come to 21% in Ménil-Gondouin, about two in ten. 10% of residents are 15 to 24, against 11% 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%.
In Ménil-Gondouin, 6.3% of households are single parents, fewer than in 95% of compared French towns
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
Households here average 2 people each. Single-parent households make up 10% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, just over a third of households are one person living alone; in Ménil-Gondouin, 38%.
At the median, €25,430 a year to live on
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 Ménil-Gondouin’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €25,430 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 55% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 38%, a higher share than 76% 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
Compared with 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 6.3% of households are headed by a manager or professional here. In the typical compared French town, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 3.7%, a lower share than 76% 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.
Foreign nationals make up about one in 27 here (3.7%). Measured more widely, 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.
In Ménil-Gondouin, 51% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 94% 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
Single residents: 22% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 81% of compared French towns: 21%
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
For Ménil-Gondouin, the census puts adults with no qualification at 18%. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 7th oldest of 41 French towns of 156 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).
2 of 6 neighbors are older than Ménil-Gondouin
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ménil-Gondouin | 53.3 | 21% | 14% | 3.7% |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre 4,201 · 9 mi | 49 | 27% | 9.4% | 1.9% |
| Falaise 7,680 · 10.6 mi | 46 | 26% | 2% | 2.6% |
| La Ferté Macé 5,071 · 11.7 mi | 53.8 | 32% | 3.2% | 6.1% |
| Flers 14,432 · 12.4 mi | 47.8 | 28% | 2.4% | 13% |
| Argentan 13,527 · 12.5 mi | 46.3 | 27% | 2.3% | 8.2% |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers 3,173 · 12.6 mi | 55.2 | 34% | 1.8% | 3.9% |
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 Ménil-Gondouin
What is the population of Ménil-Gondouin?
156 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (166).
How old are Ménil-Gondouin’s residents?
The median age is 53.3, older than 91% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ménil-Gondouin?
15, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ménil-Gondouin?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.7% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (3.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ménil-Gondouin?
€25,430 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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