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Find your town in Ille-et-Vilaine

Ille-et-Vilaine has 332 towns and villages, each with its page. Its 99 towns of 2,500 or more are graded against towns across France on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more; 127 of 1,000 to 2,499 have subject grades.

75graded towns
50grade A− or better
332towns and villages
Renneslargest · 230,890
#1 in Ille-et-VilaineLa Guerche-de-BretagneA+#2 in Ille-et-VilaineSaint-Aubin-d'AubignéA+#3 in Ille-et-VilaineLa MézièreA+#4 in Ille-et-VilaineLa BouëxièreA+
Ille-et-Vilaine at a glance

What Ille-et-Vilaine is like

The median ranked town in Ille-et-Vilaine grades highest on jobs & income and health against towns across France, and lowest on cost of living. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.

The median town, subject by subjectThe median ranked town in Ille-et-Vilaine against French towns · the line marks the median French town
How the towns Ille-et-Vilaine grade overall75 ranked towns
A50B19C6

50 of 75 (67%) grade A− or better, against 25% of French towns.

Every town ranked by scoreThe full list for Ille-et-Vilaine, with what drives each gradeDépartement report cardHow Ille-et-Vilaine compares with France’s other départements, subject by subjectCompare two townsSide by side, subject by subject
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75 towns · ordered by Ille-et-Vilaine rank

A+

La Guerche-de-Bretagne

Town · 4,554 people · #23 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SchoolsAWalkabilityLowestB+Jobs & income
A+

Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné

Town · 4,304 people · #37 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SchoolsASafetyLowestB−Cost of living
A+

La Mézière

Town · 5,033 people · #45 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+HealthA+Jobs & incomeLowestC+Cost of living
A+

La Bouëxière

Town · 4,667 people · #61 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SafetyA−HealthLowestC+Walkability
A+

Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier

Town · 4,203 people · #62 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+Jobs & incomeASchoolsLowestBCost of living
A+

Guichen

Town · 9,412 people · #76 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASchoolsAJobs & incomeLowestC+Cost of living
A+

Breteil

Town · 3,675 people · #85 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SafetyA−WalkabilityLowestBJobs & income
A+

Bourgbarré

Town · 4,804 people · #90 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+HealthASafetyLowestC+Cost of living
A+

Lécousse

Town · 3,530 people · #104 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+HealthAJobs & incomeLowestB−Walkability
A+

Noyal-sur-Vilaine

Town · 6,269 people · #127 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+Jobs & incomeAHealthLowestC+Cost of living
A+

Acigné

Town · 6,874 people · #133 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASafetyAJobs & incomeLowestC−Cost of living
A+

Bédée

Town · 4,662 people · #144 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeASafetyLowestC+Cost of living
A+

Nouvoitou

Town · 3,911 people · #159 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SafetyAHealthLowestC+Cost of living
A+

Châteaugiron

Town · 10,845 people · #172 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeASchoolsLowestC+Cost of living
A+

Chavagne

Town · 4,709 people · #173 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASafetyAWalkabilityLowestCCost of living
A

Châteaubourg

Town · 7,533 people · #215 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+Jobs & incomeA−HealthLowestCCost of living
A

Maen Roch

Town · 5,088 people · #243 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−Jobs & incomeB+Cost of livingLowestBSchools
A

Thorigné-Fouillard

Town · 8,667 people · #255 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAHealthAWalkabilityLowestC−Cost of living
A

Pleumeleuc

Town · 3,543 people · #256 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+Jobs & incomeA+SafetyLowestC+Schools
A

Montfort-sur-Meu

Town · 6,810 people · #257 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeA−WalkabilityLowestC+Cost of living
A

Laillé

Town · 5,225 people · #289 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeAHealthLowestCCost of living
A

Retiers

Town · 4,566 people · #295 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASafetyA−HealthLowestCSchools
A

Le Rheu

Town · 9,839 people · #328 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+HealthAJobs & incomeLowestCCost of living
A

Louvigné-du-Désert

Town · 3,346 people · #345 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestACost of livingBSafetyLowestB−Jobs & income
A

Mordelles

Town · 7,911 people · #353 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASchoolsA−WalkabilityLowestCCost of living
A

La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz

Town · 4,738 people · #361 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAHealthASchoolsLowestCCost of living
A

Corps-Nuds

Town · 3,567 people · #395 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASafetyA−HealthLowestC+Cost of living
A

L'Hermitage

Town · 4,730 people · #427 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityA−SchoolsLowestCCost of living
A

Saint-Gilles

Town · 5,576 people · #429 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAHealthAJobs & incomeLowestCCost of living
A

Melesse

Town · 7,541 people · #430 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeASchoolsLowestCCost of living
A

Montauban-de-Bretagne

Town · 6,597 people · #445 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeA−SchoolsLowestC+Cost of living
A

Saint-Jouan-des-Guérets

Town · 2,847 people · #461 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeASchoolsLowestC−Cost of living
A

Betton

Town · 12,964 people · #472 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASchoolsA−HealthLowestC−Cost of living
A

Gévezé

Town · 6,061 people · #485 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAHealthA−SchoolsLowestCCost of living
A

Vitré

Town · 19,365 people · #508 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−WalkabilityA−Jobs & incomeLowestC+Cost of living
A

Liffré

Town · 9,339 people · #520 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeASchoolsLowestCCost of living
A

Pacé

Town · 11,703 people · #538 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeAHealthLowestC−Cost of living
A

Val-Couesnon

Town · 4,072 people · #540 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestACost of livingB+HealthLowestCWalkability
A−

Janzé

Town · 8,649 people · #574 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASchoolsA−Jobs & incomeLowestC+Cost of living
A−

Val d'Anast

Town · 3,930 people · #583 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASafetyA−SchoolsLowestC−Walkability
A−

Bruz

Town · 19,683 people · #621 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASchoolsA−Jobs & incomeLowestC−Cost of living
A−

Orgères

Town · 5,732 people · #630 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+HealthB+SchoolsLowestCCost of living
A−

Saint-Grégoire

Town · 9,957 people · #636 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+Jobs & incomeA+HealthLowestC−Cost of living
A−

Guignen

Town · 4,175 people · #666 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SafetyASchoolsLowestC−Walkability
A−

Pipriac

Town · 3,859 people · #720 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASafetyA−SchoolsLowestDHealth
A−

Saint-Erblon

Town · 3,651 people · #756 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAHealthA−WalkabilityLowestCCost of living
A−

Bréal-sous-Montfort

Town · 6,391 people · #774 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeB+SchoolsLowestCCost of living
A−

Montgermont

Town · 3,827 people · #798 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+HealthAWalkabilityLowestC−Cost of living
A−

Pont-Péan

Town · 4,245 people · #893 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASchoolsA−WalkabilityLowestCJobs & income
A−

Chartres-de-Bretagne

Town · 8,880 people · #904 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−SchoolsA−WalkabilityLowestCCost of living
B+

Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes

Town · 4,720 people · #1,123 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASafetyBHealthLowestCCost of living
B+

Cesson-Sévigné

Town · 18,761 people · #1,130 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+Jobs & incomeAHealthLowestC−Cost of living
B+

Saint-Méen-le-Grand

Town · 4,653 people · #1,130 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestB+WalkabilityB+Cost of livingLowestB−Jobs & income
B+

Bain-de-Bretagne

Town · 7,674 people · #1,149 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−Jobs & incomeA−SchoolsLowestC−Safety
B+

La Richardais

Town · 2,664 people · #1,210 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−Jobs & incomeB+HealthLowestCSafety
B+

Pleurtuit

Town · 7,167 people · #1,246 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASafetyB+Jobs & incomeLowestCCost of living
B

Plélan-le-Grand

Town · 4,076 people · #1,346 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestB+SchoolsBHealthLowestC+Walkability
B

Dinard

Town · 10,772 people · #1,382 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityA−Jobs & incomeLowestC−Cost of living
B

Cancale

Town · 5,672 people · #1,400 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeA−SchoolsLowestC−Cost of living
B

Combourg

Town · 6,411 people · #1,470 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestBJobs & incomeBWalkabilityLowestC+Cost of living
B

Vern-sur-Seiche

Town · 8,207 people · #1,474 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+Jobs & incomeB+WalkabilityLowestCCost of living
B

Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche

Town · 8,359 people · #1,506 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−Jobs & incomeA−WalkabilityLowestCCost of living
B

Mesnil-Roc'h

Town · 4,492 people · #1,585 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SafetyB−Cost of livingLowestC−Walkability
B

Saint-Lunaire

Town · 2,768 people · #1,626 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−Jobs & incomeB+HealthLowestC−Cost of living
B

Miniac-Morvan

Town · 4,408 people · #1,675 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASafetyB−Jobs & incomeLowestC−Health
B−

Tinténiac

Town · 3,939 people · #1,766 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeBWalkabilityLowestCSafety
B−

Fougères

Large town · 20,307 people · #1,833 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityB+HealthLowestDSafety
B−

Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande

Town · 13,800 people · #2,021 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+WalkabilityA−HealthLowestC−Cost of living
B−

Guipry-Messac

Town · 7,354 people · #2,058 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−Cost of livingA−SafetyLowestD−Schools
C+

Saint-Malo

Large town · 47,439 people · #2,119 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityA−SchoolsLowestDSafety
C+

Vezin-le-Coquet

Town · 6,471 people · #2,201 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityB+HealthLowestC−Cost of living
C+

Chantepie

Town · 10,670 people · #2,218 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityB+Jobs & incomeLowestC−Cost of living
C+

Dol-de-Bretagne

Town · 5,829 people · #2,310 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASchoolsA−WalkabilityLowestD−Safety
C

Redon

Town · 9,542 people · #2,518 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−WalkabilityB+SchoolsLowestDSafety
C

Rennes

City · 230,890 people · #2,802 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+WalkabilityB+HealthLowestDCost of living

20 of these towns have a Safety Grade with a caution: between 10% and 25% of their index uses the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.

No overall grade

Towns without an overall grade

Each has its page and the subject grades it has. In France an overall grade needs a Safety Grade, and five graded subjects in all.

Argentré-du-Plessis4,633 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Schools A, Health A+, Jobs & income A−, Walkability B−Iffendic4,609 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B+, Health A−, Jobs & income B, Walkability B−Goven4,359 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living B−, Schools C+, Health B+, Jobs & income B, Walkability BRomillé4,189 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living B−, Schools C+, Health B−, Jobs & income B+, Walkability B+Servon-sur-Vilaine4,152 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living B−, Schools A, Health A+, Jobs & income A, Walkability B+Domloup3,877 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living C+, Schools A, Health A−, Jobs & income A, Walkability C+Bains-sur-Oust3,535 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B+, Health C+, Jobs & income B−, Walkability C−Bourg-des-Comptes3,411 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Health C+, Jobs & income A−, Walkability BPiré-Chancé3,224 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Health A−, Jobs & income B, Walkability CSaint-Coulomb2,969 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living C−, Schools B+, Health B+, Jobs & income B+, Walkability B−Rives-du-Couesnon2,927 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living B+, Schools B+, Health A−, Jobs & income B, Walkability DPlerguer2,895 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Health B−, Jobs & income B−, Walkability CPléchâtel2,833 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B+, Health C, Jobs & income B−, Walkability B−Crevin2,819 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living C, Schools D, Health B+, Jobs & income A, Walkability CÉtrelles2,703 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Schools A, Health A−, Jobs & income A+, Walkability B−Martigné-Ferchaud2,688 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Schools A+, Health C, Jobs & income C, Walkability C+Cintré2,645 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living B−, Schools A−, Health B, Jobs & income C, Walkability BVal-d'Izé2,620 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living A−, Health B+, Jobs & income B+, Walkability CSaint-Domineuc2,619 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Health B, Jobs & income A−, Walkability B−Sens-de-Bretagne2,592 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living A−, Health A−, Jobs & income B−, Walkability B−Grand-Fougeray2,584 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living A, Health C, Jobs & income B+, Walkability C+Talensac2,571 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living C+, Schools A, Health B+, Jobs & income B, Walkability B−Bais2,539 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living A, Health B, Jobs & income B+, Walkability CLa Fresnais2,509 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Health C, Jobs & income D, Walkability C
Every town and village

233 smaller towns and villages in Ille-et-Vilaine

With the 99 towns of 2,500 or more above, these are all 332 communes of Ille-et-Vilaine, A to Z. Towns of 1,000 to 2,499 have subject grades on their page (the figure is the population); villages under 1,000 have their page with the figures, without grades. The search at the top finds these too.

Amanlis1,768Andouillé-Neuville1,017Baguer-Morvan1,702Baguer-Pican1,756Balazé2,162Baulon2,210Bazouges-la-Pérouse1,877Beaucé1,256Billé1,010Boisgervilly1,804Bonnemain1,536Brécé2,232Chanteloup1,912Chasné-sur-Illet1,744Châteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine1,664Châtillon-en-Vendelais1,775Cherrueix1,108Chevaigné2,397Coësmes1,426Dingé1,705Domagné2,491Domalain2,055Dourdain1,237Epiniac1,438Erbrée1,703Ercé-en-Lamée1,566Ercé-près-Liffré2,034Essé1,028Feins1,074Gaël1,613Gahard1,523Gosné2,145Guipel1,738Hédé-Bazouges2,267Hirel1,382Irodouër2,300Javené2,205La Bazouge-du-Désert1,095La Boussac1,271La Chapelle du Lou du Lac1,050La Chapelle-Bouëxic1,537La Chapelle-Chaussée1,298La Chapelle-de-Brain1,114La Chapelle-Fleurigné2,451La Chapelle-Thouarault2,304La Dominelais1,424La Gouesnière2,021La Noë-Blanche1,002La Ville-ès-Nonais1,233Laignelet1,234Landéan1,250Langan1,106Langon1,423Lassy1,841Le Minihic-sur-Rance1,524Le Pertre1,363Le Sel-de-Bretagne1,117Le Theil-de-Bretagne1,731Le Tronchet1,202Le Verger1,389Le Vivier-sur-Mer1,065Les Portes du Coglais2,208Livré-sur-Changeon1,758Louvigné-de-Bais1,890Luitré-Dompierre1,868Marcillé-Robert1,017Marpiré1,023Maxent1,450Médréac1,853Meillac1,974Mernel1,021Mézières-sur-Couesnon1,734Mont-Dol1,101Monterfil1,366Montreuil-le-Gast2,080Montreuil-sous-Pérouse1,043Montreuil-sur-Ille2,420Mouazé1,712Paimpont1,772Pancé1,159Parigné1,286Parthenay-de-Bretagne1,793Pleine-Fougères2,002Pleugueneuc2,087Pocé-les-Bois1,312Poligné1,261Québriac1,588Quédillac1,287Rannée1,100Renac1,027Romagné2,438Roz-Landrieux1,378Roz-sur-Couesnon1,059Saint-Armel2,433Saint-Briac-sur-Mer2,258Saint-Broladre1,153Saint-Didier2,022Saint-Georges-de-Reintembault1,541Saint-Germain-du-Pinel1,018Saint-Germain-en-Coglès2,096Saint-Germain-sur-Ille1,017Saint-Guinoux1,285Saint-Hilaire-des-Landes1,037Saint-Jean-sur-Vilaine1,375Saint-Just1,107Saint-M'Hervé1,354Saint-Malo-de-Phily1,081Saint-Marc-le-Blanc1,553Saint-Médard-sur-Ille1,377Saint-Onen-la-Chapelle1,126Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux1,326Saint-Père-Marc-en-Poulet2,440Saint-Sauveur-des-Landes1,565Saint-Senoux1,863Saint-Suliac1,018Saint-Sulpice-la-Forêt1,580Saint-Thurial2,184Sainte-Anne-sur-Vilaine1,035Sainte-Marie2,247Sixt-sur-Aff2,273Taillis1,028Teillay1,117Torcé1,281Treffendel1,350Tresbœuf1,234Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon1,286Vignoc2,329
106 villages under 1,000 people, A to Z: their page, no grades
ArbrisselAubignéAvailles-sur-SeicheBécherelBléruaisBoistrudanBovelBréal-sous-VitréBrieBriellesBroualanBruc-sur-AffCardrocChampeauxChauvignéChelunClayesComblessacCombourtilléCornilléCuguenDrougesEancéForges-la-ForêtGennes-sur-SeicheLa BaussaineLa Bosse-de-BretagneLa Chapelle-aux-FiltzméensLa Chapelle-ErbréeLa Chapelle-Saint-AubertLa CouyèreLa NouayeLa Selle-en-LuitréLa Selle-GuerchaiseLalleuLandavranLandujanLangouetLanriganLe ChâtellierLe CrouaisLe FerréLe LorouxLe Petit-FougerayLe TiercentLes BrulaisLes IffsLieuronLillemerLohéacLongaulnayLourmaisLoutehelMarcillé-RaoulMecéMelléMiniac-sous-BécherelMondevertMontautourMonthaultMontreuil-des-LandesMoulinsMousséMoutiersMuelNoyal-sous-BazougesParcéPlesderPoilleyPrincéRimouRomazySainsSaint-Aubin-des-LandesSaint-Benoît-des-OndesSaint-Brieuc-des-IffsSaint-Christophe-de-ValainsSaint-Christophe-des-BoisSaint-GantonSaint-Georges-de-GréhaigneSaint-GondranSaint-GonlaySaint-Léger-des-PrésSaint-Malon-sur-MelSaint-MarcanSaint-MauganSaint-PéranSaint-PernSaint-Rémy-du-PlainSaint-SéglinSaint-Sulpice-des-LandesSaint-SymphorienSaint-ThualSaint-UniacSainte-ColombeSaulnièresSougealThourieTrans-la-ForêtTrémeheucTrévérienTrimerVergéalVieux-VielVillaméeVisseiche
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Départements next to Ille-et-Vilaine

The départements that share a border with it: each one’s communes, and how many of its towns have an overall grade.

Côtes-d'Armor344 communes, 45 graded · #1 Hillion (A+)Loire-Atlantique207 communes, 93 graded · #1 Grandchamp-des-Fontaines (A+)Maine-et-Loire176 communes, 52 graded · #1 Bellevigne-en-Layon (A+)Manche445 communes, 27 graded · #1 Condé-sur-Vire (A+)Mayenne240 communes, 16 graded · #1 Meslay-du-Maine (A+)Morbihan249 communes, 54 graded · #1 Grand-Champ (A+)

Questions about Ille-et-Vilaine

What is the best place to live in Ille-et-Vilaine?

La Guerche-de-Bretagne ranks first of 75 graded towns of 2,500 or more: schools (A+) and walkability (A) are its strongest grades; jobs & income (B+) is its lowest. Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné and La Mézière follow.

How do the biggest towns in Ille-et-Vilaine grade?

Rennes (230,890 people) grades C overall, with its best grade in walkability. Saint-Malo (47,439 people) grades C+ overall, with its best grade in walkability.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Ille-et-Vilaine, where five or more have an overall grade.

Is every commune in Ille-et-Vilaine on TownRatings?

Yes: all 332 have their page, listed on this page. Grading depends on size: the 99 towns of 2,500 or more get every grade we can give them, the 127 of 1,000 to 2,499 get subject grades, and the 106 villages under 1,000 have their page with the figures, without grades.

Why isn’t my town ranked?

The ranking covers towns of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Argentré-du-Plessis and Bains-sur-Oust and Bais and Bourg-des-Comptes and 20 more have no overall grade; their pages show the grades they have, and why.

Photos: La Guerche-de-Bretagne, Saga70 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné, chisloup (CC BY 3.0) · La Mézière, Roro 352 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · La Bouëxière, Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain) · Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, Abujoy (CC BY 4.0) · Guichen, chisloup (CC BY 3.0) · Breteil, Enora Lecuyer (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Bourgbarré, chisloup (CC BY 3.0) · Lécousse, E. A. (Public domain) · Noyal-sur-Vilaine, Pymouss (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Acigné, chisloup (CC BY 3.0) · Bédée, Floranne2006 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Nouvoitou, Pymouss (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Châteaugiron, François GOGLINS (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Chavagne, Pymouss (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Châteaubourg, Wikipedro (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Maen Roch, Léon (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Thorigné-Fouillard, chisloup (CC BY 3.0) · Pleumeleuc, Pymouss (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Montfort-sur-Meu, Dri60 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Laillé, Lionel DEBIEU (initialLED) (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Retiers, chisloup (CC BY 3.0) · Le Rheu, Pymouss (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Louvigné-du-Désert, Antoine Tilly (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Mordelles, Pymouss (CC BY-SA 4.0) · La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz, Rik35000 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Corps-Nuds, François GOGLINS (CC BY-SA 4.0) · L'Hermitage, Abujoy (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Saint-Gilles, Pymouss (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Melesse, Chatsam (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Montauban-de-Bretagne, chisloup (CC BY 3.0) · Saint-Jouan-des-Guérets, Sjaak Kempe from Groningen, The Netherlands (CC BY 2.0) · Betton, AirScott (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Gévezé, chisloup (CC BY 3.0) · Vitré, Fab5669 (CC0) · Liffré, Pymouss (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Pacé, chisloup (CC BY 3.0) · Val-Couesnon, Hyacinhe Lorette (Public domain) · Janzé, Pymouss (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Val d'Anast, Krak21 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Bruz, Yves LC (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Orgères, chisloup (CC BY 3.0) · Saint-Grégoire, Envel Le Hir (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Guignen, Yves LC (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Pipriac, chisloup (CC BY 3.0) · Saint-Erblon, François GOGLINS (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Bréal-sous-Montfort, Flothar (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Montgermont, Lektz (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Pont-Péan, A. Donias, Pont-Péan (Public domain) · Chartres-de-Bretagne, chisloup (CC BY 3.0) · Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes, chisloup (CC BY 3.0) · Cesson-Sévigné, PanierAvide (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Saint-Méen-le-Grand, Olivier92 (CC BY 3.0) · Bain-de-Bretagne, chisloup (CC BY 3.0) · La Richardais, Pymouss44 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Pleurtuit, Ppleurtuit (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Plélan-le-Grand, Plelanlegrand (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Dinard, Rundvald (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Cancale, Renhour48 (CC0) · Combourg, Yzergues (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Vern-sur-Seiche, Pymouss (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche, Pymouss (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Mesnil-Roc'h, sculpture réalisée par Francis Renaud ; The original upload… (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Saint-Lunaire, WikiJuL (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Miniac-Morvan, CLINCH35 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Tinténiac, chisloup (CC BY 3.0) · Fougères, Mike Finn from Worcester, United Kingdom (CC BY 2.0) · Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, Pymouss (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Guipry-Messac, Benoit.boulanger (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Saint-Malo, Carsten Steger (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Vezin-le-Coquet, Théo Vansteenkeste (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Chantepie, DUMOUCH (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Dol-de-Bretagne, Lieven Smits (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Redon, Unknown author Unknown author (CC BY 4.0) · Rennes, Sigismond Michalowski (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #47 of October 30, 2026 · INSEE, census 2023 (population). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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