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2,397 people live in this town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
Schools do well: brevet results a point above the expected rate. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,682/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Rennes Métropole. Only 13% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Chevaigné has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Chevaigné 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.
Chevaigné has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 3 things Chevaigné does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chevaigné 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, 2.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Chevaigné is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chevaigné.
Degrees are held by 47% of adults, above both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (39%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 13% of the town. Typical age in Chevaigné: 39.9, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Chevaigné | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.1% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 47% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François TruffautNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 158 | 97%+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.
94 deaths in Chevaigné between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 127: 26% below. In Ille-et-Vilaine, women can expect to live 86 years and men 80.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Chevaigné can choose among 2 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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Unemployment runs at 6.7%. At the census, 18.2% 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%). Chevaigné has 250 jobs for 1,150 working residents, 0.2 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.
53 sales of houses and apartments in Chevaigné, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,682/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 53 homes were sold in the town. Houses made up 92% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,627/m² | 49 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Chevaigné. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chevaigné yet.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Chevaigné is a commune of 2,397 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevaigné | 2,397 | — | — | B | — | A− |
| Betton | 12,964 | 2.3 | A | C− | B− | A− |
| Melesse | 7,541 | 2.9 | A | C | B | B+ |
| Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné | 4,304 | 3.4 | A+ | B− | A | A− |
| Thorigné-Fouillard | 8,667 | 4.7 | A | C− | B+ | A |
| Saint-Grégoire | 9,957 | 4.7 | A− | C− | C+ | A+ |
| La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz | 4,738 | 5.2 | A | C | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Chevaigné has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,682/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chevaigné grades B for cost of living.
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 4, 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.