Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bécherel.
History
Old homes shape Bécherel: 36% were built before 1919, more than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bécherel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 1993.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
2024
first monument protected
1993
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Bécherel than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15
Among adults, 30% have a degree. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, higher than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and near compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Bécherel in two is 46.7.
46.7median age
BécherelIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. 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 & commute
Money is tighter in Bécherel than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,180 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stands at 10.2%. Jobs located in Bécherel: 400, for 300 residents in work (1.3 each). At the census, 12.7% of working residents in Bécherel didn’t travel to work at all.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot7%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
400
jobs based in Bécherel, 1.3 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bécherel than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.28/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Bécherel: 17 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up 88% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.61/m² a month.
€10.28/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Bécherel€10.28/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€12.21/m²
€10.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.42 to €12.56/m² a month)
€8.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Bécherel
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Bécherel is a commune of 677 people in the Rennes Métropole. 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.
