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Mayenne
Medium city · 53100 · Pays de la Loire
👥 Population
12 883
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 667 €
📈 31% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
C
🔴 16.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Mayenne — Score 46/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (17/100) and a high purchase price for the area (23/100).
46
💰 Yield17
🌳 Quality of life74
📊 Dynamism72
💸 Affordability23
🛡️ Safety31
⚡ Energy rating80
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 89 Transactions · Mayenne
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 667 €
🏡 House /m²
1 612 €
📋 Transactions
89
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval | 2 439 € | 2 168 € | 897 | 49 400 |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 2 054 € | 1 965 € | 285 | 16 584 |
| Mayenne | 2 667 € | 1 612 € | 222 | 12 883 |
| Évron | 2 825 € | 1 490 € | 115 | 8 252 |
| Saint-Berthevin | 2 515 € | 2 100 € | 100 | 7 479 |
| Changé | 3 000 € | 2 119 € | 66 | 6 502 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.14 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.6 %
⏳ Payback period
21.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
86.3 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.1 %
🚪 Vacant homes
11.6 %
🏢 Apartments
41.3 %
58.0 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
C
Relaxed market
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
1 256
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
41.290 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
81.170 %
🏘️ Housing tax
25.540 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
42.44 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
12 883
2023
📐 Area
20.17 km²
639 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 450 €
📊 Median age
46.2 yrs
33.4% under 30
💼 Activity rate
69.4 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
11.9 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
13.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
2 294
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
175
+12.9% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
155
💼 Economic density
178
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Montsûrs
À 18.95 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Mayenne
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Mayenne Communauté
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Average
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
2
🏫 Middle schools
4
🎓 High schools
2
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE DON BOSCO | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +2.0 |
| LYCEE LAVOISIER | public | 99.0 % | — | +1.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
91.9 %
Average pass rate · 6 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE SEVIGNE | public | 103.5 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE DON BOSCO ERMITAGE | privé sous contrat | 103.0 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE DON BOSCO JOUVENCE | privé sous contrat | 101.6 |
| COLLEGE JULES FERRY | public | 99.2 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
2
💊 Pharmacies
4
🔬 Laboratories
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
41
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
4
💊 Pharmacies
4
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
213
📋 Commerce
142
📋 Enseignement
23
🏥 Sante
181
🚆 Transport
4
⚽ Sport
65
🎭 Culture
11
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 4 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 3 | Communauté de communes - Mayenne Communauté, Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (CPAM) de Mayenne - accueil de Mayenne, Point information jeunesse - Mayenne |
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 1 | Sous-préfecture - Mayenne |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 154 | 12.00 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +67 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 92 | 7.10 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 82 | 6.40 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +52 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 80 | 6.20 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 65 | 5.00 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +25 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 61 | 4.70 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -44 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 58 | 4.50 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Cambriolages de logement | 41 | 5.50 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -27 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 38 | 2.90 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +21 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 29 | 2.30 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols de véhicule | 21 | 1.60 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -33 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 18 | 1.40 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -81 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
94 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
13.8 %
13.8 %
B
10.6 %
10.6 %
C
26.6 %
26.6 %
D
20.2 %
20.2 %
E
12.8 %
12.8 %
F
9.6 %
9.6 %
G
6.4 %
16.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 6 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| palais de justice | milieu 19e siècle |
| hôtel | — |
| chapelle | 15e siècle;16e siècle;17e siècle;19e siècle |
| château | 11e siècle;12e siècle;16e siècle |
| chapelle | 12e siècle;14e siècle |
| église | 11e siècle;12e siècle;19e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 16 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Foudre
Grêle
Tempête et grains (vent)
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Neige et pluies verglaçantes
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Rupture de barrage
Tassements différentiels
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 6 259 analyses · VEOLIA EAU-COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES EAUX
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
6 259
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
24
⚡ Charge points
44
🚀 Incl. fast charging
5
🎯 Municipalities with a similar score
Same region, score close to
Mauges-sur-Loire
49110
46/100
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Pornichet
44380
46/100
12 800 Inhabitants
Pontchâteau
44160
46/100
11 474 Inhabitants
Montreuil-Juigné
49460
46/100
7 808 Inhabitants
La Chaize-le-Vicomte
85310
46/100
3 948 Inhabitants
Saint-Calais
72120
46/100
2 948 Inhabitants
Corsept
44560
46/100
2 594 Inhabitants
L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie
85220
46/100
2 277 Inhabitants
📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parigné-sur-Braye | 3.2 km | 41/100 | 848 |
| Moulay | 4.5 km | 28/100 | 973 |
| Saint-Baudelle | 3.5 km | 43/100 | 1 189 |
| La Bazoge-Montpinçon | 4.6 km | 51/100 | 953 |
| Saint-Fraimbault-de-Prières | 5.2 km | 53/100 | 926 |
| Aron | 4.5 km | 26/100 | 1 828 |
| Belgeard | 6.9 km | 59/100 | 555 |
| Commer | 8.1 km | 41/100 | 1 286 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Mayenne
What is the price per m² in Mayenne? ▶
The median price per m² in Mayenne is 2 667 €.
What is the rental yield in Mayenne? ▶
The gross rental yield in Mayenne is 4.6%.
Is Mayenne a good real estate investment? ▶
Mayenne has a ScorCity score of 46/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Mayenne? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Mayenne is C.
What are the natural risks in Mayenne? ▶
16 risks are identified in Mayenne: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Foudre.