In Mansigné, 2.2% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Mansigné comes in at 3%. There were 680 households in the town at the 2023 Census, home to 1,555 residents. The share of households in social housing stands at 2.9%. At 26%, the share of residents aged 65 and over is higher than in 71% 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 Mansigné
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 140 second homes and occasional dwellings in Mansigné, 15% of its 880 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 88% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 91% of compared French towns, at 15%
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 without a car: 6.5% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 14: 7% of homes stand empty.
Mansigné’s population moved −2% on 2012, less than in 79% 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
A median age of 48.4: Mansigné is older than 76% 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
■ Mansigné 48.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Mansigné comes in at 9.6%.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
34% of households are one person living alone, below 58% 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 Sarthe median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2.2 people share a household. Compared with other places, couples with children are scarce here: 24%, fewer than in 57% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. 10% of households are single parents, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €24,440 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.
Half of residents live in households above €24,440 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
Above 99% of compared French towns: 29% of households are headed by a manual worker
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
Where nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, Mansigné has 28%. Elsewhere, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 92% of compared French towns: 1.9%
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.
1.4% of residents are foreign nationals, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
19% of residents 15 and over are single, below 95% 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
Married residents account for 42%. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 95% of compared French towns, at 16%
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
Nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, against 26% in Mansigné. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 15th oldest 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
2 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Mansigné
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansigné | 48.4 | 26% | 15% | 1.9% |
| Cérans-Foulletourte 3,341 · 6.4 mi | 42.8 | 20% | 2.8% | 1.4% |
| Mayet 3,187 · 6.6 mi | 49.4 | 30% | 6.6% | 1.3% |
| Le Lude 3,983 · 7.2 mi | 55.9 | 36% | 3.7% | 3.1% |
| Écommoy 4,868 · 8.7 mi | 47.9 | 28% | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| Guécélard 3,202 · 9.4 mi | 43.2 | 22% | 0.5% | 1.6% |
| Laigné-Saint-Gervais 4,252 · 9.8 mi | 47.6 | 25% | 1.8% | 1.5% |
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 Mansigné
What is the population of Mansigné?
1,555 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (1,591).
How old are Mansigné’s residents?
The median age is 48.4, older than 76% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mansigné?
140, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mansigné?
INSEE counts 30 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.9% of residents, and 21 foreign nationals (1.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mansigné?
€24,440 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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