Mathieu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Mathieu with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mathieu.
HousingCost of living D
A home in Mathieu sells for €3,293/m², more than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €11.37/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €13.20/m² a month, about level with Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Among the homes sold, 86% were houses.
€3,293/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mathieu€3,293/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,293/m²
63
€13.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.60 to €16.42/m² a month)
9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.37/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,510
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Mathieu loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 75 per 100 expected, below Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Calvados, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 149 deaths in Mathieu between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 199: 25% below. 2 GPs practise locally.
−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw75
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Mathieu · 6.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre
3.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Mathieu keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Mathieu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 2 of 3.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Mathieu is a graduates’ town: 53% hold a degree, more than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns
9.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Calvados’ towns (16%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents.
46.7median age
MathieuCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma7%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education53%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Mathieu is better off than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €35,630 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 5.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 6.2%. Jobs located in Mathieu: 200, for 1,000 residents in work (0.2 each).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
200
jobs based in Mathieu, 0.2 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€35,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 45% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mathieu
Is Mathieu safe?
Mathieu has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 3.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Mathieu good?
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns. 99% of 107 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général Cours Notre-Dame in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mathieu expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mathieu grades D for cost of living.
About Mathieu
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Mathieu is a commune of 2,331 people in the Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
