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This town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany has a population of 1,768.
Health is a strength (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 43% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Most journeys need a car: just over half of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Amanlis 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 Amanlis 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.
Amanlis has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Amanlis does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Amanlis; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1974.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Amanlis has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin de Tours: Photo: GO69 · CC0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Amanlis.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Amanlis is Chru de Rennes site Hopital Sud, 9.7 mi away. 71 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 97: 27% below. Life expectancy at birth in Ille-et-Vilaine is 86 years for women and 80.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. Degrees are held by just over two in five adults, above both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (39%) and compared French towns (30%).
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Amanlis | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 9.5 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MonnetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 119 | 92%−1 pt |
| Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 153 | 98%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 6.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Jobs based in Amanlis number 250, against 900 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,160 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.25/m² a month. Sales in Amanlis from July 2023 to June 2026: 40 houses and apartments. Also worth knowing: the estimated advertised rent is €11.97/m² a month, in line with Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€12.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,181/m² | 40 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; 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 Amanlis; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Amanlis. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Amanlis as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Amanlis is a commune of 1,768 people in the Communauté de communes Roche aux Fées 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanlis | 1,768 | — | — | C+ | — | A+ |
| Piré-Chancé | 3,224 | 2.9 | — | B | — | A− |
| Janzé | 8,649 | 3.1 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Châteaugiron | 10,845 | 3.2 | A+ | C+ | A− | A− |
| Nouvoitou | 3,911 | 3.9 | A+ | C+ | A+ | A |
| Corps-Nuds | 3,567 | 4.7 | A | C+ | A | A− |
| Domloup | 3,877 | 4.7 | — | C+ | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Amanlis has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Amanlis 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 4, 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.