A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 98% of compared French towns: 11%
Here 19% of households are headed by a retired person, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 32%. 23% of households are one person living alone, or about one in four. Few places have so few flats: 1.7% here, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns. Avessé had 332 residents in 140 households at the 2023 census.
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 Avessé
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 26 second homes and occasional dwellings in Avessé, 15% of its 180 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Avessé had 374 residents at the 2012 census and 332 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
1.5% of households have no car, below 99% 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
The share of second homes tops 91% of compared French towns: 15%. The usual figure: 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town. For Avessé, the census puts empty homes at 8.9%.
A −11% change since 2012: slower than 98% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, ±0% in Sarthe.
Avessé is younger than 83% of compared French towns: a median age of 39.2
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Avessé 39.2. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (10%), Avessé is below 62% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of single-parent households than 99% of compared French towns: 3.7%
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
32% of households are couples with children, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.4 people share a household.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €25,580 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.
At €25,580 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 54% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manual worker than 99% of compared French towns, at 33%
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 figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 7.4% in Avessé and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 99% of compared French towns: 0.6% of residents are foreign nationals
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.
In Avessé, 2.1% of residents are immigrants, beside 6.5% in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Sarthe has 2.8%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 90% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Avessé ranks below 98% of compared French towns on single residents: 18%
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
Married residents are more common here than in 55% of compared French towns. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 76% of compared French towns: 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
Few places have as many adults with no qualification: 20% here, more than in 53% of compared French towns. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 2nd 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).
Every neighbor is older than Avessé
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avessé | 39.2 | 11% | 15% | 2.1% |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe 12,326 · 8.6 mi | 43.7 | 24% | 2.7% | 14% |
| Noyen-sur-Sarthe 2,556 · 9.5 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 6.4% | 1.3% |
| Précigné 2,877 · 13.4 mi | 48.7 | 23% | 3.7% | 1.5% |
| Meslay-du-Maine 2,779 · 13.7 mi | 51.2 | 33% | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe 4,693 · 14.1 mi | 45.3 | 24% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| Évron 8,252 · 15.1 mi | 50 | 29% | 2.5% | 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 Avessé
What is the population of Avessé?
332 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (374).
How old are Avessé’s residents?
The median age is 39.2, younger than 83% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 11% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Avessé?
26, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Avessé?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.1% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Avessé?
€25,580 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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