Argentré-du-Plessis’s strongest is health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Pupils here do better than most: brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €2,046/m², so 70 m² costs 5.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Vitré Communauté.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Argentré-du-Plessis has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Argentré-du-Plessis 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 Argentré-du-Plessis.
HealthHealth A+
Argentré-du-Plessis loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 66 per 100 expected, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Ille-et-Vilaine, life expectancy at birth reaches 86 years for women and 80.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 347 residents of Argentré-du-Plessis died, against 453 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% fewer. 3 GPs practise here.
−34%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw77
Adjusted66
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Argentré-du-Plessis · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Vitre
6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Vitre
86 · 80.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ille-et-Vilaine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Renting in Argentré-du-Plessis costs less than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.55/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,046/m²: 125 houses and apartments sold in Argentré-du-Plessis between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.81/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 125 homes were sold here.
€2,046/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Argentré-du-Plessis€2,046/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€2,729/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,037/m²
106
€10.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.40 to €13.24/m² a month)
5.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,200
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Vitré Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. 8.3% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Argentré-du-Plessis hold a degree than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: 28%
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of residents, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Children are 19% of the town. The median resident of Argentré-du-Plessis is 42.8 years old.
42.8median age
Argentré-du-PlessisIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Argentré-du-Plessis has lower unemployment than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3%
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (12.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Argentré-du-Plessis has 1,850 jobs for 2,100 working residents, 0.9 per worker. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,200 a year per consumption unit.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,850
jobs based in Argentré-du-Plessis, 0.9 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 53% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Argentré-du-Plessis
Is Argentré-du-Plessis safe?
Argentré-du-Plessis has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Argentré-du-Plessis good?
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns and #9 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Argentré-du-Plessis expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,046/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Argentré-du-Plessis grades B for cost of living.
About Argentré-du-Plessis
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Argentré-du-Plessis is a commune of 4,633 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Vitré 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
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.
