Residents are healthier than most (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Schools lag: brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €1,420/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Châtellerault. Most journeys need a car (C): 54% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Bonneuil-Matours 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 Bonneuil-Matours 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 Bonneuil-Matours.
Schools
Schools around Bonneuil-Matours do less well than those of 84% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Bonneuil-Matours, below both Vienne’s towns (88.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). A collège lies 2.6 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 8.4 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Bonneuil-Matours’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3 GPs practise in Bonneuil-Matours. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Bonneuil-Matours records 79 deaths per 100 expected. 140 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 178: 21% below. The nearest emergency department to Bonneuil-Matours is Chu de Poitiers site Chatellerault, 10.4 mi away.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw79
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Bonneuil-Matours · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu de Poitiers site Chatellerault
10.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu de Poitiers site Chatellerault
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Bonneuil-Matours has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.3 for each
Unemployment stood at 8.3%, close to Vienne’s towns (8.0%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,840 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Bonneuil-Matours didn’t travel to work at all.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
300
jobs based in Bonneuil-Matours, 0.3 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 28% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Bonneuil-Matours gets a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
55 sales of houses and apartments in Bonneuil-Matours, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,420/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €11.10/m² a month, above Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.45/m² a month.
€1,420/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bonneuil-Matours€1,420/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,420/m²
55
€11.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.31 to €13.25/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,370
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Grand Châtellerault
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Bonneuil-Matours keeps more of its old housing than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Bonneuil-Matours has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Saint-Pierre. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Bonneuil-Matours has fewer young adults than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 9.1% are 15 to 24
Under-15s account for 19% of the population. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, above Vienne’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Bonneuil-Matours has a median age of 45.1.
45.1median age
Bonneuil-MatoursVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bonneuil-Matours
Is Bonneuil-Matours safe?
Bonneuil-Matours has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 4.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Bonneuil-Matours good?
They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bonneuil-Matours expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,420/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bonneuil-Matours grades B for cost of living.
About Bonneuil-Matours
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bonneuil-Matours is a commune of 2,081 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Châtellerault. 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.
