Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 947 residents and lies in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
Clayes isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Only 13% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Clayes does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Clayes counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clayes.
Degrees are held by 43% of adults, above both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (39%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town. Half the people of Clayes are older than 37.1.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Clayes | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. 6.9% of its homes were built before 1919, near Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.2%) and lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs based in Clayes number 50, against 450 residents in work (0.1 per worker). 10.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €26,700 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
The market in Clayes: 21 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On the Culture ministry’s list, Clayes counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Croix en granit du 15e siècle: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Clayes-Palys: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Clayes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayes | 947 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Gilles | 5,576 | 2 | A | C | B+ | A |
| Pleumeleuc | 3,543 | 2.7 | A | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Romillé | 4,189 | 3.2 | — | B− | — | B− |
| Breteil | 3,675 | 3.3 | A+ | B | A+ | A− |
| Gévezé | 6,061 | 4.1 | A | C | B+ | A |
| Bédée | 4,662 | 4.2 | A+ | C+ | A | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Clayes is a commune of 947 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.
