Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
12,964 people call this town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany home.
Where it does best is schools — bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Betton grades A overall, better than 88% of compared French towns, and ranks #33 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The median price paid is €3,353/m².
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Betton does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Betton 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 TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Betton as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle, in Saint-Sulpice-la-Forêt, 4.2 mi away.
3.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Betton.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its schools’ results rank #11 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. At the general lycée, 100% of 215 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François TruffautNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 158 | 97%+1 pt |
| Lycée Jean-Paul II PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 215 | 100%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 875 deaths in Betton from 2016 to 2025; there were 701, 20% fewer. Women in Ille-et-Vilaine live to 86 on average and men to 80.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Betton can choose among 11 GPs.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Betton sell for €3,337/m² and apartments for €3,360/m². The sales split: 58% houses, the rest apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.06/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,337/m² | 215 |
| Apartments | €3,360/m² | 158 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 21.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (12.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 5,850 residents in work, Betton has 3,600 jobs: 0.6 each. The jobless rate is 7.7%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
18% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and below compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 19%. Line up the people of Betton by age and the one in the middle is 41.7.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Betton | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 53% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Graded property crimes ran at 14.5 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 6.6 (2023–2025 average). In 2025, 242 offenses were recorded in Betton. The commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nothing in Betton is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Betton.
Léontine Dolivet: Anonymous Unknown author , no author disclosure, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betton | 12,964 | — | A | C− | B− | A− |
| Saint-Grégoire | 9,957 | 2.5 | A− | C− | C+ | A+ |
| Melesse | 7,541 | 3.4 | A | C | B | B+ |
| Thorigné-Fouillard | 8,667 | 3.5 | A | C− | B+ | A |
| Montgermont | 3,827 | 3.8 | A− | C− | B− | A+ |
| La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz | 4,738 | 3.9 | A | C | B+ | A |
| Cesson-Sévigné | 18,761 | 4.7 | B+ | C− | C | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #51 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 48 burglaries and 62 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns and #11 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.50/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Betton grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Betton is a commune of 12,964 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
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.
