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Some 9,412 people live in this town, in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
Guichen’s best grade is for schools (A) — brevet results a point above the expected rate. At A+ overall, Guichen is better than 98% of compared French towns and ranks #6 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. It is a safe place by the numbers (A): an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The catch is cost of living (C+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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.
The one thing Guichen does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Guichen 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Guichen; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1942.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Guichen.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #7 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Collège pupils travel 1 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Noël du FailNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 138 | 98%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Guichen. For 2025, the figures show 122 offenses in the town.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Those 65 and older account for 16% of residents. Degrees are held by two in five adults, about level with Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (39%) and above compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Guichen in two is 40.8.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Guichen | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Guichen is Chru de Rennes site Hopital Sud, 10 mi away. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Guichen come to 78 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 531 residents of Guichen died, against 606 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. Average lifespans in Ille-et-Vilaine: 86 years for women, 80.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Guichen sell for €2,601/m², houses for €2,528/m². Houses are advertised at an estimated €9.91/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 67% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,528/m² | 231 |
| Apartments | €2,601/m² | 116 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €28,230 a year per consumption unit, near Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). Guichen holds 3,250 jobs; 4,600 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. No commute at all: 3.9% of working residents in the town at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 18th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Guichen; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage in and near Guichen. Best known first.
Guichen has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Pont de Pont-Réan: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Guichen as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
It grades A for safety, #14 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 42 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A, better than 91% of compared French towns and #7 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.56/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Guichen grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Guichen is a commune of 9,412 people in the Communauté de communes Vallons de Haute-Bretagne 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) · 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.