At under 1,000 residents, Broualan is too small for the grades other French towns get. 13% of homes here are second homes. Just 14% of residents are 65 or older.
What makes Broualan stand out
The 2 things Broualan does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Broualan.
Who lives here
A town of families: 23% of people in Broualan are under 15, more than in both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, above both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 14% of the town. Degrees are held by 21% of adults.
38.7median age
BroualanIlle-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 diploma18%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 108 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
History
Broualan keeps more of its old housing than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: 43% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Broualan is Église Notre-Dame. On the Culture ministry’s list, Broualan counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Broualan run lower than in both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns: a median €23,280 a year per consumption unit
A tenth of people in the labour force have no job. Broualan has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Bus, tram or train carried 3.9% of working residents in Broualan to work at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot7%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Broualan, 0.3 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Broualan
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Broualan is a commune of 415 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
415 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Dol et de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel
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.
