Fewer households without a car than 99% of compared French towns: 1.4%
The figure for households in social housing is 1.9% in Mieuxcé and 12% in the typical compared French town. This Orne town had 617 residents in 260 households at the 2023 census. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 4.9%. At 4.6%, the share of second homes is higher than in 75% of compared French towns.
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.
From 2012 to 2023, 70% of compared French towns grew faster than Mieuxcé: ±0%
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
In two steps, +1% to 2017 and −1% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −5% in Orne.
25% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 66% 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
■ Mieuxcé 44.9. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 44.9, Mieuxcé is older than 56% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 20%, a lower share than 99% 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
Compared with 10% in the typical compared French town, 1.9% of households are single parents here. For comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Census figures put couples with children at 30% in Mieuxcé.
100% of homes are houses
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. For Mieuxcé, the census puts empty homes at 6.7%.
A typical living standard of €27,280 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.
Living standards centre on €27,280 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 64% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manager or professional than 71% of compared French towns: 13%
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
The share of households headed by a manual worker tops 60% of compared French towns: 15%. Mieuxcé has fewer households headed by a retired person than 52% of compared French towns, at 32%. Against that, nearly one in ten 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).
A lower share of foreign nationals than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.6%
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.
By its share of immigrants (2.6%), Mieuxcé is below 86% of compared French towns. The share of foreign nationals in the typical compared French town is 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 99% of compared French towns: 14%
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
54% of residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Adults with no qualification make up 14% in Mieuxcé, less than in 81% of compared French towns
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 Mieuxcé, 33%. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
41 French towns of 617 to 2,582 people: this is the 18th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Of the 6 towns nearest Mieuxcé, 5 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mieuxcé | 44.9 | 25% | 4.6% | 2.6% |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis 3,636 · 3.2 mi | 54 | 35% | 1.4% | 5% |
| Alençon 25,490 · 4.5 mi | 42.7 | 24% | 1.1% | 12% |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe 2,928 · 9.5 mi | 51 | 33% | 7% | 2.2% |
| Villaines-la-Juhel 2,671 · 13.7 mi | 57.5 | 38% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Sées 4,168 · 15.5 mi | 51.8 | 33% | 2.9% | 1.9% |
| Mamers 4,996 · 17.7 mi | 50.9 | 32% | 1.4% | 4.2% |
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 Mieuxcé
What is the population of Mieuxcé?
617 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (618).
How old are Mieuxcé’s residents?
The median age is 44.9, older than 56% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mieuxcé?
13, with occasional dwellings: 4.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mieuxcé?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.6% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mieuxcé?
€27,280 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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