Where it does best is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also does well on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C−): 54% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median home sells for €1,177/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Georges-Buttavent 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 Saint-Georges-Buttavent 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 Saint-Georges-Buttavent.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Georges-Buttavent than in Mayenne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.41/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 91% were houses. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.08/m² a month. 54 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Georges-Buttavent from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,177/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Georges-Buttavent€1,177/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Mayenne median€1,696/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,269/m²
49
€7.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.80 to €9.47/m² a month)
3.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.08/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
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Georges-Buttavent sees fewer deaths than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 69 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Mayenne is 86.5 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 123 deaths in Saint-Georges-Buttavent from 2016 to 2025; there were 85, 31% fewer. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Saint-Georges-Buttavent is Centre hospitalier Nord Mayenne, 4 mi away.
−31%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw69
Adjusted69
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Georges-Buttavent · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Nord Mayenne
4 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
Saint-Georges-Buttavent has lower unemployment than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.4%
At the census, 5.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Jobs located in Saint-Georges-Buttavent: 200, for 650 residents in work (0.3 each). The median disposable income was €26,250 a year per consumption unit, above Mayenne’s towns (€24,995) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Saint-Georges-Buttavent, 0.3 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 15% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Saint-Georges-Buttavent has fewer young adults than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.5% are 15 to 24
Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents. 19% are under 15, above Mayenne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Among adults, 23% have a degree.
45.2median age
Saint-Georges-ButtaventMayenne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Georges-Buttavent
Is Saint-Georges-Buttavent safe?
Saint-Georges-Buttavent has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 4.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saint-Georges-Buttavent expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Georges-Buttavent grades A+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Georges-Buttavent
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Georges-Buttavent is a commune of 1,367 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.
