Flats: 1.4%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM); in Auvers-le-Hamon, 5.3%. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 1,445, in 590 households. 7.1% of households have no car. On households headed by a manual worker, Auvers-le-Hamon sits higher than 90% of compared French towns: 22%.
Throughout this page, the Sarthe 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 Auvers-le-Hamon
Fewer residents than in 2012
Auvers-le-Hamon had 1,524 residents at the 2012 census and 1,445 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Auvers-le-Hamon has changed by −5%, slower than 89% 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
Here the change came as −3% to 2017, then −2% to 2023.
Younger than 53% of compared French towns: half of Auvers-le-Hamon is under 43.7
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Auvers-le-Hamon 43.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 11%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town. 23% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
Fewer one-person households than 82% of compared French towns: 29%
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 Sarthe median and the France median
Living alone · share
30% of households are couples with children; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. The share of single-parent households stands at 7.6%. One-person households make up 35% in the typical compared French town.
A town of second homes: 2.8% of its homes
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
Without a car: one household in 14, against 11% in the median compared French town. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. Of all households, 9% moved in during the last two years and 21% have stayed three decades or more.
€24,330 a year: the median standard of living
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 Auvers-le-Hamon is €24,330 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 68% of compared French towns.
Auvers-le-Hamon ranks below 66% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 30%
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
Set against 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 7.6% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Auvers-le-Hamon. For comparison, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Auvers-le-Hamon, 2% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 91% 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.
1% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
22% of residents 15 and over are single, below 77% 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
46% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Auvers-le-Hamon ranks below 74% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 23%
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
Where 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, Auvers-le-Hamon has 23%. As a yardstick, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 15th youngest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Around Auvers-le-Hamon, 4 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auvers-le-Hamon | 43.7 | 23% | 2.8% | 2% |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe 12,326 · 4.5 mi | 43.7 | 24% | 2.7% | 14% |
| Précigné 2,877 · 9.6 mi | 48.7 | 23% | 3.7% | 1.5% |
| Meslay-du-Maine 2,779 · 10 mi | 51.2 | 33% | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Noyen-sur-Sarthe 2,556 · 11.9 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 6.4% | 1.3% |
| Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray 3,687 · 12.9 mi | 44.2 | 23% | 8.6% | 2% |
| Durtal 3,386 · 16.5 mi | 42.7 | 23% | 3.6% | 1.9% |
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 Auvers-le-Hamon
What is the population of Auvers-le-Hamon?
1,445 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (1,524).
How old are Auvers-le-Hamon’s residents?
The median age is 43.7, younger than 53% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Auvers-le-Hamon?
18, with occasional dwellings: 2.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Auvers-le-Hamon?
INSEE counts 29 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 14 foreign nationals (1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Auvers-le-Hamon?
€24,330 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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