Évron grades A+ overall: better than 97% of compared French towns, and #7 of 16 in Mayenne. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
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 Évron 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 Évron.
HousingCost of living A
The median sale price of homes in Évron is €1,482/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 290 sales of houses and apartments in Évron from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,696/m² for the median of compared towns in Mayenne.
€1,482/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Évron€1,482/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Mayenne median€1,696/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,489/m²
269
€8.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.74 to €11.07/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.89/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,530
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Coëvrons
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
21.0% of commuters in Évron go to work without a car, more than in Mayenne’s towns and compared French towns
Évron sits above both Mayenne’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Évron has 5,350 jobs for 3,100 working residents, 1.7 per worker. 8.4% of the labour force are out of work.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot12%
Bicycle5%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,350
jobs based in Évron, 1.7 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,550
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 78% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Évron’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 73% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,355 residents of Évron died, against 1,376 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% fewer. Its three care homes for older people (288 places) count their residents as Évron’s; allowing for them, deaths were 20% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Évron · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Nord Mayenne
14.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Nord Mayenne
86.5 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Mayenne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Évron hold a degree than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 17%
That puts Évron below both Mayenne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
50median age
ÉvronMayenne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Évron has less crime per resident than 60% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 182 offenses in the graded categories in Évron in 2025. For vehicle theft, 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, 1.1% of the index here.
9.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage69
Family violence49
Burglary29
Sexual violence19
Other physical violence10
Theft from vehicles6
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence58
Fraud46
Drug use6
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.
9.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
182
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Chapelle Saint-Crépin: Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir de la Chesnelière (ancien): Photo: Sebala · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Montecler (également sur commune de Châtres-la-Forêt): Photo: A de Ruffray · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bernard Richard: Fanseriesus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Laurent Fombertasse: Jp.morteveille, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Guy Vadepied: Scarlett Vadepied, Public domain · Raoul Vadepied: MontdErve, Public domain
Évron’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 Évron
Is Évron safe?
It grades B for safety, #9 of 16 in Mayenne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 29 burglaries and 69 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Évron good?
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns and #9 of 15 in Mayenne. 98% of 65 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Raoul Vadepied in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Évron expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €8.64/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Évron grades A for cost of living.
About Évron
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Évron is a commune of 8,252 people in the Communauté de communes des Coëvrons. 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.
