Health outcomes beat most towns (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 36% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its lowest grade is for walkability (D): 1% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Jean-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 Saint-Jean-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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Oppidum du Château Meignan · Classé · Photo: Yodaspirine · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne’s story
Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.
15% 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-Jean-sur-Mayenne.
HealthHealth A+
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne sees fewer deaths than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 64 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Mayenne can expect 86.5 years and a boy 80.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 101 deaths in Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne from 2016 to 2025; there were 65, 36% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne is Centre hospitalier de Laval, 4.9 mi away.
−36%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw64
Adjusted64
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Laval
4.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Laval
86.5 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Mayenne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne is harder to get around on foot than 91% of compared French towns
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.3% of commuters at the census. 4.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below Mayenne’s towns (6.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne has 150 jobs for 850 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,550 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne, 0.2 per working resident
4.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 9% 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 23% of Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne, above Mayenne’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by two in five adults. People 65 and over make up 15% of the town, below both Mayenne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%.
38.4median age
Saint-Jean-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 diploma10%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
HousingCost of living A−
Homes in Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne sell for a median €1,896/m²
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). Houses accounted for 96% of sales, apartments for the rest. Sales in Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne from July 2023 to June 2026: 52 houses and apartments.
€1,896/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne€1,896/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Mayenne median€1,696/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,944/m²
50
€9.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.41 to €12.29/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.67/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,880
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Laval Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne keeps more of its old housing than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne is Oppidum du Château Meignan. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne
Is Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne safe?
Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 3.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne grades A− for cost of living.
About Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne is a commune of 1,732 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Laval Agglomération. 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.
