Hédé-Bazouges’s best grade is for health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is a strength too (A−) — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 6.0% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €2,165/m² costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Bretagne Romantique. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Hédé-Bazouges 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 Hédé-Bazouges 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hédé-Bazouges.
Who lives here
Hédé-Bazouges is a graduates’ town: 44% hold a degree, more than in both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
15% of residents are 65 or over, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 21% of residents. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
40.9median age
Hédé-BazougesIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education44%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than expected: Hédé-Bazouges is below 77% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Hédé-Bazouges is Chp Saint Gregoire, 11.7 mi away. After the care-home adjustment, Hédé-Bazouges’ deaths ran at 78 per 100 expected, near Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (80) and lower than compared French towns (88). 190 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 206: 8% below. Women in Ille-et-Vilaine live to 86 on average and men to 80.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Hédé-Bazouges · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chp Saint Gregoire
11.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chp Saint Gregoire
86 · 80.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ille-et-Vilaine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
98.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Hédé-Bazouges, 81.0% passed the bac, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (97.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). General-bac pupils go 8.2 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 2.7 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Hédé-Bazouges: 19% were built before 1919, more than in both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Hédé-Bazouges; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Hédé-Bazouges earns a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,165/m²: 65 houses and apartments sold in Hédé-Bazouges between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.88/m² a month. The sales split: 91% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,165/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Hédé-Bazouges€2,165/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€2,729/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,202/m²
59
€11.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.65 to €14.48/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,910
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Bretagne Romantique
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Unemployment in Hédé-Bazouges, 6.0%, runs below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
9.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (12.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,790 a year per consumption unit.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport6%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
500
jobs based in Hédé-Bazouges, 0.5 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 53% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Hédé-Bazouges has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 3.8 violent offenses and 8.7 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. In all, 16 offenses reached the police record in Hédé-Bazouges in 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Hédé-Bazouges (2025).
3.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage10
Family violence6
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence9
Fraud9
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.
3.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
52.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 52.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Hédé and 5 more in and around Hédé-Bazouges
Heritage and museums in and near Hédé-Bazouges. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Hédé-Bazouges
Is Hédé-Bazouges safe?
Hédé-Bazouges has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Hédé-Bazouges good?
They grade B, better than 60% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Hédé-Bazouges expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,165/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.82/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Hédé-Bazouges grades C+ for cost of living.
About Hédé-Bazouges
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Hédé-Bazouges is a commune of 2,267 people in the Communauté de communes Bretagne Romantique. 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
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.
