Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. With an A overall, Châteaubourg sits #16 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. It comes out better than 94% of compared French towns. Health is a strength (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The drawback is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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.
Each subject compares Châteaubourg 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châteaubourg.
Who lives here
A younger town: only 13% of people in Châteaubourg are 65 or over, fewer than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
Graduates make up 43% of adults. 22% are under 15, higher than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population.
38.5median age
ChâteaubourgIlle-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 diploma13%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education43%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
HealthHealth A−
Châteaubourg’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 81% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 526 deaths in Châteaubourg from 2016 to 2025; there were 481, 9% fewer. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Châteaubourg come to 76 per 100 predicted. The nearest emergency department to Châteaubourg is Centre hospitalier Vitre, 8 mi away. 10 GPs practise here.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Châteaubourg · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Vitre
8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Vitre
86 · 80.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ille-et-Vilaine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Châteaubourg are out of work than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.6%
The median disposable income was €27,870 a year per consumption unit, close to Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and above compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 15.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
Public transport9%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,950
jobs based in Châteaubourg, 1.3 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Châteaubourg sits below 76% of compared French towns
Violence against people averaged 4.7 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 11.4. All told, Châteaubourg had 101 recorded offenses in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Châteaubourg (4,950 to 3,750): it draws people in from around. Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
4.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage26
Burglary21
Theft from vehicles18
Family violence14
Sexual violence11
Vehicle theft11
Armed robbery0
Fraud29
Theft without violence27
Drug use7
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.
4.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
101
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.0%
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, 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, 2.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Schools
93.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Châteaubourg’s median home price is €2,634/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Châteaubourg sell for €2,470/m² and apartments for €2,803/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.73/m² a month. Sales here from July 2023 to June 2026: 249 houses and apartments.
€2,634/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châteaubourg€2,634/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€2,729/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,470/m²
158
Apartments
€2,803/m²
91
€11.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.78 to €14.06/m² a month)
7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,200
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Vitré Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Châteaubourg: 2 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. 4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châteaubourg
Is Châteaubourg safe?
It grades A− for safety, #24 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 26 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Châteaubourg good?
They grade B+, better than 67% of compared French towns and #53 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châteaubourg expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.72/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Châteaubourg grades C for cost of living.
About Châteaubourg
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Châteaubourg is a commune of 7,533 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Vitré Communauté. 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.
