Matignon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,529/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 74% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Matignon 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 Matignon.
Who lives here
Children make up only 9.9% of Matignon, fewer than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 6.2% of the town. 45% of residents are 65 or over, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Line up the people of Matignon by age and the one in the middle is 62.4.
62.4median age
MatignonCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
45%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Matignon’s grade for health: a C
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Matignon has 4 family doctors. The nearest emergency department to Matignon is Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais, 13.1 mi away. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 97 per 100 expected, higher than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (91) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 323 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 368, 14% more.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Matignon · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais
13.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment stood at 8.8%, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 2.0% of working residents in Matignon to work at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot9%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
700
jobs based in Matignon, 1.3 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 72% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Matignon’s grade for cost of living: a C+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,529/m², comes from 95 sales of houses and apartments in Matignon from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.61/m² a month. The sales split: 72% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,529/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Matignon€2,529/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,584/m²
68
€11.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.94 to €14.35/m² a month)
6.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,990
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments in Matignon, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The protected list starts in the 16th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Matignon
Is Matignon safe?
Matignon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 9.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 700 jobs for 550 working residents, Matignon draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Are schools in Matignon good?
They grade D−, better than 2% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Matignon expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,529/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.32/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Matignon grades C+ for cost of living.
About Matignon
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Matignon is a commune of 1,771 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération. 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.
