Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 502 residents, it is a town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
Drouges has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Drouges as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit Pierre de Richebourg, in Retiers, 3.1 mi away.
37% 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 Drouges.
The under-15s are 21% of the population here. 18% of residents are 65 or over, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Drouges: 43.1, the median.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Drouges | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 10.3%. The median disposable income was €24,300 a year per consumption unit, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Also worth knowing: 100 jobs are based in Drouges, for 250 working residents (0.4 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.
House rents are put at about €6.54/m² a month. 13 houses and apartments changed hands in Drouges from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Drouges 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 Drouges 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drouges | 502 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Guerche-de-Bretagne | 4,554 | 3.2 | A+ | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Retiers | 4,566 | 5.1 | A | B | A | A− |
| Martigné-Ferchaud | 2,688 | 5.6 | — | B | — | C |
| Bais | 2,539 | 7.8 | — | A | — | B |
| Piré-Chancé | 3,224 | 11 | — | B | — | A− |
| Étrelles | 2,703 | 12 | — | B | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Drouges is a commune of 502 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
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.