Is Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne a good place to live?
Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne does especially well on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The town grades A overall and ranks #12 of 16 in Mayenne. Nationally, it does better than 87% of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,821/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Château-Gontier. Crime runs high: an average of 10.7 recorded violent incidents and 13 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne 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.
Couvent des Ursulines · Classé · Photo: Romain Bréget · CC BY-SA 3.0
Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne’s story
Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne counts 17 historic monuments: 5 classé at the top level of protection and 12 inscrit at the second.
That’s 10 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 86% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1985.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne counts 17 historic monuments: 5 classé at the top level of protection and 12 inscrit at the second.
Chapelle du Genneteil: Photo: Romain Bréget · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel dit de Lantivy: Photo: Romain Bréget · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église de la Trinité: Photo: Romain Bréget · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Romain Bréget · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne.
History
A secteur sauvegardé since 1985, and 17 historic monuments
17historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century. Since 1985, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. 13% of its homes were built before 1919, above Mayenne’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Also worth knowing: among the classé monuments in Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne is Couvent des Ursulines.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne is easier to get around on foot than four in five compared French towns
16%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 9.2%, higher than Mayenne’s towns (6.7%) yet lower than compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 16.2% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Jobs located in Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne: 10,300, for 6,550 residents in work (1.6 each).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot9%
Bicycle6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
10,300
jobs based in Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne, 1.6 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 80% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne sees fewer deaths than 78% of compared French towns
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Mayenne: 86.5 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 2,054 residents of Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne died, against 2,420 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer. Its two care homes for older people (240 places) count their residents as Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne’s; allowing for them, deaths were 22% below expected.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
15
GPs in Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal du Haut Anjou
0.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal du Haut Anjou
86.5 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Mayenne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
93.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 0.9 points above the expected rate
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne, 96.2% passed the bac, above Mayenne’s towns (94.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. For exam results, it comes #6 of 15 in Mayenne.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 30% of people in Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne are 65 or over, more than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns
50median age
14% are under 15, lower than both Mayenne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 26% of adults. Half of Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne is older than 50, half younger.
Château-Gontier-sur-MayenneMayenne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B
Renting in Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne costs an estimated advertised €10.62/m² a month, against €9.49/m² in Mayenne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
€1,821/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,821/m², comes from 651 sales of houses and apartments in Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne from July 2023 to June 2026. A house in Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne goes for €1,887/m², an apartment for €1,517/m². Houses accounted for 85% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne€1,821/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Mayenne median€1,696/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,887/m²
551
Apartments
€1,517/m²
100
€10.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.12 to €13.88/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,140
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Château-Gontier
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
More crime per resident in Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne than in 61% of compared French towns
10.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
The 2025 count: 421 offenses in Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne. On the Safety Grade, Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne ranks 14th of the 16 compared towns in Mayenne. Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage135
Family violence92
Other physical violence61
Sexual violence47
Burglary43
Theft from vehicles24
Vehicle theft19
Theft without violence194
Drug use93
Fraud90
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.
10.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
421
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne
Claude Pompidou: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · François Pervis: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vincent Jérôme: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Landry Chauvin: S. Plaine, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Olivier Peslier: Cake6, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Émile Lemonnier: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
About Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne is a commune of 16,584 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Château-Gontier. 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
16,584 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Château-Gontier
Département
Mayenne (53)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
26.3 sq mi (68.2 km²)
INSEE code
53062
Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne
Is Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #14 of 16 in Mayenne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 43 burglaries and 135 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne good?
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns and #6 of 15 in Mayenne. 97% of 184 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Victor Hugo in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,821/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne grades B for cost of living.
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.
