Dept 53 Rank #64 / 96
Mayenne
Pays de la Loire · Nearest city: Laval → Le Mans (~30 min)
🚄 TGV
Mayenne river valley, rolling bocage
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Mayenne pairs affordable property and low crime with almost no tourism, grey skies and flat scenery as its weaker points. La Mayenne associe immobilier abordable et faible délinquance, avec pour points faibles un tourisme quasi inexistant, un ciel gris et des paysages plats.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,818h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: lost ~9 sun hours each year.
p22 of 96
Sunny days
134/yr
days >50% sunlit
p16 of 96
Rain days
124/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1.5 fewer rain days each year.
p63 of 96
Annual rainfall
701mm/yr
total volume
p51 of 96
Heavy rain
3/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p29 of 96
Torrential
0.1/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
p36 of 96
Hot days >30°
12/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p15 of 96
Winter mildness
7/10
3.0 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.2 °C per year.
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Wind
3.5m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Muggy days
3/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Avg max temperature · °C
5
J
7
F
11
M
14
A
18
M
21
J
24
J
24
A
19
S
15
O
9
N
6
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+2 days · +1 so far
Tropical nights ~+7 nights · +1 so far
Frost days ~-16 days · -11 so far
Dry-soil days ~+20 days
Landscape
Landscape score
3/10
p16 of 96
Max elevation
416m
p40 of 96
Forest cover
5.9%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Mayenne river valley, rolling bocage
Identity
Mayenne is the birthplace of Jules Renard (écrivain).
Notable figures born here
Jules Renard — écrivainPierre-Emerick Aubameyang — footballeurHenri Rousseau — artiste peintreAlfred Jarry — écrivainAmbroise Paré — médecinVolney — explorateurUrbain Grandier — prêtre catholiquePierre Fauchard — médecinWilliam Longchamp — jugeClaude Pompidou — première dame
Terroir & appellations
Mayenne lies within protected appellation areas, including Calvados, Domfront, Maine-Anjou.
CalvadosDomfrontMaine-AnjouPrés-salés du Mont-Saint-MichelEau-de-vie de cidre du MaineCalvados DomfrontaisEau-de-vie de cidre de NormandieOie d'AnjouPorc de la SartheVolailles de JanzéŒufs de LouéVolailles du Maine
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (1)
- Robert Tatin
- Parc et jardin de Clivoy
- Jardins de la Pellerine
- Jardin du Manoir de Favry
Risks
Safety score
9/10
Flood risk
Moderate
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
p44 of 96
Fire risk
Low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
p33 of 96
Seismic exposure
Very high
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
p80 of 96
Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Earthquake Very high 100% p80 of 96
Severe weather Very high 100% p90 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Very high 100% p92 of 96
Radon High 76.2% p80 of 96
Ground movement High 66.7% p46 of 96
Subsidence & cavities High 65.4% p53 of 96
Flooding Low 38.3% p38 of 96
Wildfire Low 21.2% p63 of 96
+2 more
Dam failure Very low 16.7% p64 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 5% p63 of 96
Transport
Transport
9/10
1.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
1
A81
Work locally
33.7%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Laval → Le Mans (~30 min)
✈ Airport
Le Mans-Arnage Airport (LME) · ~68 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
1.5h direct
🛣 Highways
A81
Services
Healthcare
4/10
APL 2.9
p17 of 96
Schools
8/10
Brevet 91%
p86 of 96
Fiber coverage
98%
p83 of 96
Intl schools
2schools
International programmes available
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People
Population
309,911
p27 of 96
Density
60/km²
Mixed
-26% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
-0.1%/yr
-0.3 pts vs median · p19
Median income
$25,300
standard of living · $/yr
p48 of 96
Poverty rate
11.5%
below 60% of median living standard
p9 of 96
Unemployment
7.6%
active population out of work
#2 lowest of 96
Tourism
1 bed per 126 residents
p1 of 96 · 2,469 beds
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
14%
15-24
11%
25-39
12%
40-54
14%
55-69
20%
70+
29%
Office professionals
10.5%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
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Remote work
6.3%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
10.5%
At-home trades
Farmers
4.8%
Artisans & shopkeepers
5.7%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
24.1%
Clerical & service staff
24.5%
Manual workers
30.3%
Real estate
Median
$1,600/m²
$610 $2,760
House $1,580 Apt $2,010
-0.1%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
46.31%
typical commune rate · TFPB
p58 of 96
Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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