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The town has 4,730 residents and lies in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. At A overall, L'Hermitage ranks #28 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Nationally, it does better than 89% of compared French towns. Pupils here do better than most: bac results 9 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.8 points below the expected rate. It is strong on walkability as well (A): 90% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 25% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The drawback is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · 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.
Each subject compares L'Hermitage 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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L'Hermitage has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1946.
3.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
L'Hermitage has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Calvaire du bourg: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir du Boberil: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in L'Hermitage.
1,900 jobs are based in L'Hermitage, for 2,100 working residents (0.9 per worker). Unemployment runs at 8.6%. The median disposable income is €27,040 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near L'Hermitage is 92.1%, about level with Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (92.9%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). By results, schools here place #33 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges BrassensNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 149 | 91%±0 pts |
| Lycée général Théodore MonodNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 168 | 99%+9 pts |
| Collège Saint-Gabriel PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 245 | 98%+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.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, L'Hermitage records 79 deaths per 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 342 residents of L'Hermitage died, against 391 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. Women in Ille-et-Vilaine live to 86 on average and men to 80.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has 6 family doctors.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in L'Hermitage: €2,595/m² for houses, €3,043/m² for apartments. House rents are put at about €10.23/m² a month. Houses made up two thirds of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,595/m² | 83 |
| Apartments | €3,043/m² | 40 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
82 offenses were reported in L'Hermitage during 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 11.5 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 7.6 (2023–2025 average). The commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).
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 · When sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (3.8% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
3.2% of its homes were built before 1919, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. The protected list starts in the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by 39% of adults, close to Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (39%) and above compared French towns (30%). 20% of residents are 65 or over. Residents of L'Hermitage have a median age of 41.4.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| L'Hermitage | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm L'Hermitage as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
L'Hermitage is a commune of 4,730 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Hermitage | 4,730 | — | A | C | B | B+ |
| Le Rheu | 9,839 | 2.1 | A | C | B− | A+ |
| Saint-Gilles | 5,576 | 2.2 | A | C | B+ | A |
| Pacé | 11,703 | 2.6 | A | C− | B+ | A |
| Vezin-le-Coquet | 6,471 | 2.7 | C+ | C− | C | B+ |
| Cintré | 2,645 | 3.2 | — | B− | — | B |
| Mordelles | 7,911 | 3.7 | A | C | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #43 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 26 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 83% of compared French towns and #33 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.21/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so L'Hermitage grades C 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 9, 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.
