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A town in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, home to 1,149 people.
Where it does best is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 38% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car: half of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €2,438/m² costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.5% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. La Vicomté-sur-Rance 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 La Vicomté-sur-Rance 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.
La Vicomté-sur-Rance has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing La Vicomté-sur-Rance does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Vicomté-sur-Rance; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
La Vicomté-sur-Rance has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de la Bellière: Photo: Sdo216 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Vicomté-sur-Rance.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
64 deaths in La Vicomté-sur-Rance between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 104: 38% below. Average lifespans in Côtes-d'Armor: 84.8 years for women, 78.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The nearest emergency department to La Vicomté-sur-Rance is Ghre site Dinan Rene Pleven, 4 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
5.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,930 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Vicomté-sur-Rance; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near La Vicomté-sur-Rance, 92.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (96.1%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du Val de RanceNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 149 | 91%−1 pt |
| Lycée la Fontaine des EauxNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 314 | 97%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,438/m²: 46 houses and apartments sold in La Vicomté-sur-Rance between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €9.52/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.25/m² a month, close to Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€11.30/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,443/m² | 45 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (29%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.3% of residents. Among adults, 37% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
| La Vicomté-sur-Rance | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and museums in and near La Vicomté-sur-Rance. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Vicomté-sur-Rance yet.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
La Vicomté-sur-Rance is a commune of 1,149 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Dinan 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Vicomté-sur-Rance | 1,149 | — | — | C+ | — | A+ |
| Pleudihen-sur-Rance | 2,924 | 2.5 | — | C+ | — | B+ |
| Taden | 2,636 | 2.9 | A | B− | A− | A− |
| Plouër-sur-Rance | 3,416 | 2.9 | B | C− | A+ | C− |
| Lanvallay | 4,291 | 3.1 | B+ | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Dinan | 14,764 | 3.8 | D | D | D− | D |
| Miniac-Morvan Ille-et-Vilaine | 4,408 | 4.6 | B | B− | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
La Vicomté-sur-Rance has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 59% of compared French towns. 97% of 314 candidates passed the bac at Lycée la Fontaine des Eaux in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,438/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Vicomté-sur-Rance grades C+ for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.