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Home to 810 people, this town lies in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Chauvigné has none. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing. The median home sells for €1,399/m².
The 2 things Chauvigné does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chauvigné as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château du Rocher-Portail, in Les Portes du Coglais, 6.1 mi away.
25% 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 Chauvigné.
People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. 16% of residents are 65 or over, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Graduates make up 28% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Chauvigné | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €24,600 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment is 6.5%. 150 jobs are based in Chauvigné, for 400 working residents (0.3 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Chauvigné recorded 34 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,399/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Chauvigné. Best known first.
Nothing in Chauvigné is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chauvigné yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauvigné | 810 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sens-de-Bretagne | 2,592 | 4.9 | — | A− | — | A− |
| Maen Roch | 5,088 | 5 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Val-Couesnon | 4,072 | 5.1 | A | A | B− | B+ |
| Rives-du-Couesnon | 2,927 | 7.8 | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier | 4,203 | 8.5 | A+ | B | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné | 4,304 | 11 | A+ | B− | A | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Chauvigné is a commune of 810 people in the Communauté de communes Couesnon Marches de Bretagne. 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.