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ArbrisselIlle-et-Vilaine

The town has 266 residents and lies in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.

Population
266
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.66
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€22,920
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
1%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Arbrissel a good place to live?

Arbrissel has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. It skews young: 15% of residents are 15 to 24.

What makes Arbrissel stand out

The one thing Arbrissel does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
15%11%ArbrisselMedianResidents aged 15 to 24
Who lives here
15% are 15 to 24
of residents, against 11% in the median compared French town
Median age 42. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption · Inscrit · Photo: Sémhur · CC BY-SA 4.0
Arbrissel’s story

Arbrissel in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Arbrissel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Robert d'Arbrissel, born in 1047, is the one person born in Arbrissel before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1987First protected: Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
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Landmarks

Arbrissel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'AssomptionChurch · 11th–18th c.
Classé
Église Saint-PierreChurch · 11th–16th c. · in Visseiche, 2 mi
Classé
Menhir dit Pierre de RichebourgStanding stone · Prehistory · in Retiers, 3.3 mi
Classé
Église Notre-DameChurch · 10th–16th c. · in La Guerche-de-Bretagne, 3.4 mi
Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: Sémhur · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arbrissel.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 14% of people in Arbrissel are 65 or over, fewer than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns

42median age

17% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (18%). Typical age in Arbrissel: 42, the median.

ArbrisselIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP40%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Arbrissel
ArbrisselIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Under 1517%18%17%
15–2415%11%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+14%19%22%
No diploma17%14%19%
CAP or BEP40%23%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education15%39%30%
Full pageArbrissel’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page
Ages42 median age · 14% are 65 or overHouseholds110 households · 2.4 people per householdBorn abroad1.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Arbrissel?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Arbrissel: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Arbrissel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
11th c.
oldest protected part
1987
first monument protected
Full pageArbrissel’s history pageOpen the full History page
Age of homes25% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Arbrissel?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Arbrissel walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: 0.7%

1%walk, cycle or take transit

Households’ median disposable income: €22,920 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 6.2%, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. 8.4% of Arbrissel’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Arbrissel, 0.2 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
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Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.2 per working residentMedian income€22,920 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Arbrissel costs less than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.66/m² a month

€8.66/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Arbrissel. House rents are put at about €8.05/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Arbrissel€8.66/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€12.21/m²
€8.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.77 to €11.07/m² a month)
€8.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageArbrissel’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page
Renting€8.66/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Arbrissel

11pages on Arbrissel
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing6 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 42History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Famous people from Arbrissel

One notable person was born in Arbrissel.

Their page →
R
Robert d'ArbrisselFrench abbot · 1047–1117

About Arbrissel

Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany

Arbrissel is a commune of 266 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

Population
266 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Roche aux Fées Communauté
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Région
Brittany
Area
1.8 sq mi (4.6 km²)
INSEE code
35005

Arbrissel’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ille-et-Vilaine →
La Guerche-de-BretagneRetiersBaisMartigné-FerchaudPiré-ChancéJanzéLa Guerche-de-BretagneRetiersBaisMartigné-FerchaudPiré-ChancéJanzéArbrissel
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Arbrissel266—————
La Guerche-de-Bretagne4,5543.3A+A−B+B+
Retiers4,5663.4ABAA−
Bais2,5395.8—A—B
Martigné-Ferchaud2,6886.7—B—C
Piré-Chancé3,2248.3—B—A−
Janzé8,6499.6A−C+B−B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.