A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 98% of compared French towns, at 12%
35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, against 18% in Tassillé. For Tassillé, the census puts households without a car at 1.7%. Households headed by a retired person are rarer here than in 97% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 136 people lived here, in 57 households.
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 Tassillé
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 9 second homes and occasional dwellings in Tassillé, 13% of its 73 homes: higher than in 90% 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 ↓
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Tassillé had 142 residents at the 2012 census and 136 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 90% of compared French towns: 13% of homes are second 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Census figures put empty homes at 9.4% in Tassillé. Some 6.9% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 21% who have been there 30 years or more.
−4% since 2012: slower than 86% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and ±0% for the median Sarthe town, the change came in two steps: −6% from 2012 to 2017, then +1% to 2023.
Older than 61% of compared French towns: half of Tassillé is over 45.8
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Tassillé 45.8. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 12%, Tassillé is ahead of 67% of compared French towns on that count.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
Above 95% of compared French towns: 36% of households are couples with children
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
The typical household size is 2.4 people. In the typical compared French town, 25% of households are couples with children. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Median living standard: €23,990 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 €23,990 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 71% of compared French towns.
Below 82% of compared French towns: 9.1% 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
Put another way, about one in 11: nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional. Households headed by a manual worker: 14% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Tassillé sits below 98% of compared French towns for foreign nationals (0.7%)
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.
Immigrants: 2.9% here and 6.5% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 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.
Above 95% of compared French towns: 51% of residents 15 and over are married
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Tassillé has 19%. By way of comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
In Tassillé, 14% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 78% 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
With graduates of higher education at 23%, Tassillé is behind 74% of compared French towns on that count. By way of comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
20th highest median age among 41 French towns of 136 to 2,582
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.
Tassillé sits below 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tassillé | 45.8 | 12% | 13% | 2.9% |
| Noyen-sur-Sarthe 2,556 · 8.3 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 6.4% | 1.3% |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe 4,693 · 9.1 mi | 45.3 | 24% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe 2,514 · 9.9 mi | 50.6 | 24% | 4.8% | 1.7% |
| La Milesse 2,617 · 11.9 mi | 44.2 | 20% | 1.1% | 2.4% |
| Allonnes 10,739 · 12 mi | 44.7 | 26% | 1.2% | 12% |
| Spay 2,808 · 12.3 mi | 48.8 | 25% | 1.8% | 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 Tassillé
What is the population of Tassillé?
136 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (142).
How old are Tassillé’s residents?
The median age is 45.8, older than 61% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 12% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Tassillé?
9, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Tassillé?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.9% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Tassillé?
€23,990 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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