One-person households: 22%, a lower share than 98% of compared French towns
The share of households headed by a manual worker trails 99% of compared French towns: 1.6%. Census day 2023: 2,331 residents and 960 households in Mathieu. In Mathieu, 3.3% of households have no car. The median age here is 46.7, higher than in just over two thirds of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Calvados 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 Mathieu
Many graduates
53% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 25% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Growing fast
Mathieu had 1,957 residents at the 2012 census and 2,331 in 2023, up 19%: faster growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Mathieu grew +19% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 89% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +14%, and from 2017 to 2023 +5%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Calvados town +1%.
24% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 64% 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
■ Mathieu 46.7. The median compared French town: 44.
One in ten residents are 15 to 24 (typical compared French town: 11%). Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Only 3.7% of households are single parents in Mathieu
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 Calvados median and the France median
Living alone · share
33% of households are couples with children, against 25% in the median compared French town; 3.7% are single parents with their children (10%). Each household has 2.4 people on average.
Fewer flats than 88% of compared French towns: 9.4%
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
5.5% of households rent social housing (HLM), against 12% in the typical compared French town. Second homes account for 1.9%. At 6.6%, the share of empty homes is lower than in 52% of compared French towns. For flats, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
A median standard of living of €35,630 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 €35,630 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. Under the poverty line sit 4.0% of residents.
In Mathieu, 22% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 91% of compared French towns
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
39% of households are headed by a retired person; in the typical compared French town the figure is 32%. In the typical compared French town, households headed by a manager or professional come to 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
3.5% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 78% of compared French towns
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.
The median compared commune in Calvados has 3.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 78% of compared French towns. For comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Foreign nationals: 1.8% of the total.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
More married residents than 99% of compared French towns: 56%
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 Mathieu, 18% of residents 15 and over are single, beside 25% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Mathieu sits below 99% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (7.2%)
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
By its share of graduates of higher education (53%), Mathieu is above 95% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for adults with no qualification is 19% in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (2,331 to 2,582 people), the 18th oldest
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).
Mathieu is younger than 3 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathieu | 46.7 | 24% | 1.9% | 3.5% |
| Biéville-Beuville 3,840 · 2 mi | 45.6 | 23% | 1.1% | 3.1% |
| Douvres-la-Délivrande 5,143 · 2.9 mi | 48.9 | 27% | 3% | 4% |
| Blainville-sur-Orne 6,106 · 3.4 mi | 41.4 | 20% | 1% | 4% |
| Colleville-Montgomery 2,586 · 3.7 mi | 50.9 | 29% | 14% | 2.1% |
| Hermanville-sur-Mer 3,323 · 3.7 mi | 51.2 | 28% | 30% | 1.9% |
| Hérouville-Saint-Clair 23,470 · 3.8 mi | 34.5 | 18% | 0.9% | 13% |
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 Mathieu
What is the population of Mathieu?
2,331 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% more than in 2012 (1,957).
How old are Mathieu’s residents?
The median age is 46.7, older than 68% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mathieu?
20, with occasional dwellings: 1.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mathieu?
INSEE counts 81 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.5% of residents, and 41 foreign nationals (1.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mathieu?
€35,630 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 4.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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