Work and incomes are strong (A): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 4.1% unemployment. It also does well on cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is its weak spot (C) — 68% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median price paid is €1,593/m².
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Martigné-sur-Mayenne 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.
Each subject compares Martigné-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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Martigné-sur-Mayenne.
HousingCost of living A−
Martigné-sur-Mayenne is graded an A− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.55/m² a month, close to Mayenne’s towns (€9.49/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €7.76/m² a month. The market in Martigné-sur-Mayenne: 56 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,593/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Martigné-sur-Mayenne€1,593/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Mayenne median€1,696/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,593/m²
56
€9.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.41 to €12.29/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,490
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Mayenne Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Martigné-sur-Mayenne has lower unemployment than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.1%
At the census, 4.8% of commuters got to work without a car. Half of residents lived on more than €27,080 a year per consumption unit, above Mayenne’s towns (€24,995) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
600
jobs based in Martigné-sur-Mayenne, 0.7 per working resident
4.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 32% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Martigné-sur-Mayenne, above Mayenne’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 31% of adults. Martigné-sur-Mayenne has a median age of 40.4 years. One in ten residents are 15 to 24, near Mayenne’s towns (10%) and lower than compared French towns (11%).
40.4median age
Martigné-sur-MayenneMayenne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B−
Martigné-sur-Mayenne records 87 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 78 in Mayenne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Mayenne, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.5 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 238 deaths in Martigné-sur-Mayenne from 2016 to 2025; there were 284, 19% more. The nearest emergency department to Martigné-sur-Mayenne is Centre hospitalier Nord Mayenne, 7.7 mi away.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Martigné-sur-Mayenne · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Nord Mayenne
7.7 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
Martigné-sur-Mayenne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Martigné-sur-Mayenne. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 2.8 violent offenses and 5.6 graded property crimes a year. The town’s tally for 2025: 14 recorded offenses.
2.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage14
Other physical violence0
Armed robbery0
Fraud10
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.
2.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
70.9%
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 family violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 70.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de la Motte-Husson and 3 more in and around Martigné-sur-Mayenne
Heritage in and near Martigné-sur-Mayenne. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Martigné-sur-Mayenne
Is Martigné-sur-Mayenne safe?
Martigné-sur-Mayenne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Martigné-sur-Mayenne expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Martigné-sur-Mayenne grades A− for cost of living.
About Martigné-sur-Mayenne
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Martigné-sur-Mayenne is a commune of 1,902 people in the Communauté de communes Mayenne Communauté. 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.