Mandeure grades C− overall: better than 18% of compared French towns, and #25 of 28 in Doubs. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 13.4% unemployment. At the median price of €1,102/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% 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. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Mandeure 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 Mandeure.
HealthHealth D
Mandeure’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 86% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Mandeure records 104 deaths per 100 expected, above both Doubs’ towns (95) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 539 residents of Mandeure died, against 516 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Mandeure · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hnfc site Trevenans
9.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hnfc site Trevenans
85.7 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Doubs, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Mandeure gets a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €1,102/m², below both Doubs’ towns (€1,556/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses in Mandeure sell for €1,277/m² and apartments for €838/m².
€1,102/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mandeure€1,102/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Doubs median€1,556/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,277/m²
99
Apartments
€838/m²
64
€12.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.85 to €15.39/m² a month)
3.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,580
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Mandeure has more crime per resident than 57% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 130 offenses in the graded categories in Mandeure in 2025. For armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 3.6% of the index here.
13.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage43
Family violence30
Other physical violence28
Sexual violence21
Burglary8
Fraud29
Drug use27
Theft without violence14
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
13.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
130
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mandeure
Is Mandeure safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #21 of 28 in Doubs. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 43 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Mandeure good?
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns and #20 of 33 in Doubs. 93% of 277 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Armand Peugeot in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mandeure expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.31/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mandeure grades B for cost of living.
About Mandeure
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Mandeure is a commune of 4,612 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard 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
Population
4,612 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération
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.
