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The town, home to 1,085 people, lies in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Mathieu’s strongest subject is schools (A+) — brevet results 10 points above the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €850/m² takes 2.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Ouest Limousin. It lags on walkability as well: 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Mathieu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Saint-Mathieu does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-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.
Saint-Mathieu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Saint-Mathieu has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Mathieu.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 13 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gisèle HalimiNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 41 | 98%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €850/m², below Haute-Vienne’s towns (€1,607/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 66 homes in Saint-Mathieu.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €850/m² | 66 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by a fifth of adults, below both Haute-Vienne’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 5.6% of residents. Children under 15 make up 11% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Mathieu | Haute-Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 9.3% of working residents in Saint-Mathieu didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Mathieu has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Mathieu is Centre hospitalier de Saint Junien, 14 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 131 residents of Saint-Mathieu died, against 149 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. In Haute-Vienne, women can expect to live 84.4 years and men 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Saint-Mathieu has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Pont du Moulin du Pont sur la Tardoire: Photo: Traumrune · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Saint-Mathieu.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mathieu | 1,085 | — | — | A | — | B− |
| Rochechouart | 3,603 | 9 | A | A | A | B+ |
| Nontron Dordogne | 3,057 | 13 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Junien | 11,415 | 14 | A− | A | B− | B |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente Charente | 3,777 | 15 | B− | A | B+ | D |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure Charente | 3,111 | 17 | B | A− | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Mathieu has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 100% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Mathieu grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Mathieu is a commune of 1,085 people in the Communauté de communes Ouest Limousin. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.