A well-rated place to live, with prices to match. Its schools beat most: bac results 1.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 0.6 points below the expected rate. It also does well on walkability — 69% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 20% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying in is costly (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Police record more crime here than in most towns: an average of 7.6 recorded violent incidents and 17.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The overall grade lands at A−, better than 76% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #50 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine.
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 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Chartres-de-Bretagne 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.
Château de Fontenay: Photo: EdouardHue · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fours à chaux: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chartres-de-Bretagne.
Schools
Bac results near Chartres-de-Bretagne run high: 100.0% passed, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
100%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Chartres-de-Bretagne, 92.7% passed the brevet, near Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (92.9%) and higher than compared French towns (87.5%). By results, schools here place #26 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
On foot, Chartres-de-Bretagne works better than 84% of compared French towns
20%walk, cycle or take transit
10.1% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 20.3% 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%). Jobs located in Chartres-de-Bretagne: 5,600, for 4,050 residents in work (1.4 each).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
Public transport12%
Bicycle5%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,600
jobs based in Chartres-de-Bretagne, 1.4 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Adjusted for age and care homes, Chartres-de-Bretagne sees fewer deaths than 74% of compared French towns
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Ille-et-Vilaine: 86 years for women, 80.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Its care home for older people (53 places) counts its residents as Chartres-de-Bretagne’s; allowing for it, deaths were 20% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 569 residents of Chartres-de-Bretagne died, against 667 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Chartres-de-Bretagne · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru de Rennes site Hopital Sud
4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chru de Rennes site Hopital Sud
86 · 80.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ille-et-Vilaine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A typical home in Chartres-de-Bretagne sells for €2,944/m²
€2,944/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €12.03/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 46% were houses. 335 houses and apartments changed hands in Chartres-de-Bretagne from July 2023 to June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chartres-de-Bretagne€2,944/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€2,729/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,920/m²
153
Apartments
€2,970/m²
182
€12.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.72 to €14.66/m² a month)
7.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.03/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,280
median annual income per consumption unit, Rennes Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Chartres-de-Bretagne has more crime per resident than 65% of compared French towns
7.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Of the graded crimes in Chartres-de-Bretagne, criminal damage came up most often (2025). In all, 204 offenses reached the police record locally in 2025.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage64
Burglary41
Family violence29
Vehicle theft26
Theft from vehicles17
Sexual violence16
Other physical violence11
Theft without violence61
Fraud55
Drug use19
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.
7.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
204
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.9%
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 armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
2 historic monuments in Chartres-de-Bretagne, none of them classé
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. 1.8% of its homes were built before 1919, lower 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
Chartres-de-Bretagne skews young, with 13% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns
40.3median age
Children under 15 make up 16%, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up just over two in five adults. At 40.3, the median resident of Chartres-de-Bretagne sits in the middle of the age range.
Chartres-de-BretagneIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
Chartres-de-Bretagne is a commune of 8,880 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
Population
8,880 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Rennes Métropole
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Région
Brittany
Area
3.8 sq mi (10 km²)
INSEE code
35066
Chartres-de-Bretagne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chartres-de-Bretagne
Is Chartres-de-Bretagne safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #61 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 41 burglaries and 64 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Chartres-de-Bretagne good?
They grade A−, better than 85% of compared French towns and #26 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. The lycée stands out: 100% of 293 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Anita Conti in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chartres-de-Bretagne expensive to live in?
By type: houses €2,920/m² (153 sales), apartments €2,970/m² (182 sales). Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.54/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chartres-de-Bretagne grades C for cost of living.
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.
