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1,756 people live in this town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.

Is Baguer-Pican a good place to live?

Where it does best is schools: bac results 3 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. At €2,425/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Dol et de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D). It also trails on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.

Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Baguer-Pican 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.

StrongestA+SchoolsWeakestDWalkability

How Baguer-Pican grades

Each subject compares Baguer-Pican 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.

How grading works

Baguer-Pican has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

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Baguer-Pican’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Baguer-Pican’s story

No historic monuments in Baguer-Pican

The Culture ministry lists no building in Baguer-Pican as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Menhir de Champ-Dolent, in Dol-de-Bretagne, 2.3 mi away.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Nothing in Baguer-Pican is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baguer-Pican.

Schools

98.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

100%passed the bac (general and technological)A+School Grade

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The bac pass rate near Baguer-Pican is 100.0%, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (97.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. A collège lies 2.7 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Baguer-Pican98.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Baguer-Pican100.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Saint-Magloire PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège15098%+3 pts
Lycée Saint-Magloire PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée86100%+3 pts
100%
passed the general and technological bac, +3 pts against the expected rate
98.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Baguer-Pican is harder to get around on foot than nine in ten compared French towns

5%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 5.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (12.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 4.4% of the labour force are out of work. 250 jobs are based in Baguer-Pican, for 850 working residents (0.3 per worker).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Baguer-Pican, 0.3 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 7% of compared French towns

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

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Baguer-Pican than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or across compared French towns: 21% of adults

40.8median age

People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Baguer-Pican has a median age of 40.8 years. The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%.

Baguer-PicanIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Baguer-Pican
Baguer-PicanIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Under 1521%18%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4425%24%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+17%19%22%
No diploma12%14%19%
CAP or BEP36%23%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education21%39%30%

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

HealthHealth C+

Fewer deaths than expected in Baguer-Pican, 93 per 100, but more than in both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns

−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

97 deaths in Baguer-Pican between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 105: 7% below. The nearest emergency department to Baguer-Pican is Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais, 15.4 mi away. 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.

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw93
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Baguer-Pican · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais
15.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais
86 · 80.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ille-et-Vilaine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.

HousingCost of living B−

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Baguer-Pican than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.33/m² a month

€2,425/m²median sale price

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

Behind the median of €2,425/m²: 42 houses and apartments sold in Baguer-Pican between July 2023 and June 2026.

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Baguer-Pican€2,425/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€2,729/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,425/m²42
€10.33/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.29 to €12.87/m² a month)
6.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Dol et de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Safety

Baguer-Pican has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

4.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

The graded crime recorded most in Baguer-Pican was criminal damage (2025). 2025 saw 11 offenses recorded here. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.8 cases of violence against people and 7 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage6
Family violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud7

Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.

4.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
82.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 82.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

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Famous people from Baguer-Pican

2 notable people were born in Baguer-Pican.

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About Baguer-Pican

Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany

Baguer-Pican is a commune of 1,756 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Dol et de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel. 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
1,756 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Dol et de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Région
Brittany
Area
6.2 sq mi (16.1 km²)
INSEE code
35010

Baguer-Pican’s neighbors

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

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Dol-de-BretagnePlerguerLa FresnaisPontorsonMiniac-MorvanCombourgDol-de-BretagnePlerguerLa FresnaisPontorsonMiniac-MorvanCombourgBaguer-Pican
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Baguer-Pican1,756——B−—C+
Dol-de-Bretagne5,8292.5C+CD−C+
Plerguer2,8957.1—B—B−
La Fresnais2,5097.2—B—C
Pontorson Manche4,2809.3A−A−B+C
Miniac-Morvan4,4089.5BB−AC−
Combourg6,41110BC+BB−

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

Questions about Baguer-Pican

Is Baguer-Pican safe?

Baguer-Pican has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.

Are schools in Baguer-Pican good?

They grade A+, better than 97% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 86 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Magloire in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Baguer-Pican expensive to live in?

Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,425/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Baguer-Pican grades B− 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.