Fillé ranks above 95% of compared French towns on couples with children: 37%
With households without a car at 1.7%, Fillé is behind 99% of compared French towns on that count. The town had 1,562 residents in 620 households at the 2023 Census. Put another way, about one in 32: 3.1% of households rent social housing (HLM). 15% of residents are 65 or over, a lower share than in 91% of compared French towns.
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 Fillé
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 4.1% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: +3% since 2012, behind 57% 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.
12% of residents are 15 to 24, a share 72% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Fillé 44. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Fillé’s residents are under 44, younger than in 50% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of one-person households than 99% of compared French towns, at 18%
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
On average, 2.5 people share a household. The share of one-person households in the typical compared French town is 35%. 4.1% of households are single parents, a lower share than in 99% of compared French towns.
Fillé sits below 99% of compared French towns for flats (0.3%)
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes is 6.7%; Fillé has 3.7%. Flats make up 30% in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 2.8% of homes are second homes.
A median of €28,910 a year per consumption unit
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 Fillé’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €28,910 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 78% of compared French towns.
16% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 65% 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
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Fillé comes in at 31%. Across the comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. Here, 9.9% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 0.8% in Fillé, less than in 99% 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: 0.1%, below 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 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 Fillé, 52% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 97% 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
By its share of single residents (20%), Fillé is below 93% of compared French towns. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Adults with no qualification make up 10% in Fillé, less than in 96% 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
Graduates of higher education make up 36%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for adults with no qualification is 19% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 16th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Fillé sits below 4 of its 6 closest neighbors on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fillé | 44 | 15% | 2.8% | 0.8% |
| Guécélard 3,202 · 1.5 mi | 43.2 | 22% | 0.5% | 1.6% |
| Spay 2,808 · 2 mi | 48.8 | 25% | 1.8% | 1.9% |
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe 2,514 · 2.6 mi | 50.6 | 24% | 4.8% | 1.7% |
| Moncé-en-Belin 3,697 · 3.7 mi | 42.2 | 17% | 1.8% | 1.2% |
| Arnage 5,445 · 3.8 mi | 47.6 | 28% | 0.9% | 5.7% |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe 4,693 · 4.5 mi | 45.3 | 24% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
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 Fillé
What is the population of Fillé?
1,562 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (1,514).
How old are Fillé’s residents?
The median age is 44, younger than 50% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Fillé?
18, with occasional dwellings: 2.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Fillé?
INSEE counts 13 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.8% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Fillé?
€28,910 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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