Château du Plessix (également sur commune de Tresboeuf): Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Couyère.
Who lives here
Children make up only 16% of La Couyère, fewer than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
45.1median age
18% of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.5% of the town, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 32% have a degree.
La CouyèreIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education32%
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%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
La Couyère has lower unemployment than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4%
5%walk, cycle or take transit
5.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. La Couyère holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €25,330 a year per consumption unit, lower than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in La Couyère, 0.3 per working resident
5.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
La Couyère is a commune of 448 people in the Communauté de communes Bretagne porte de Loire 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
Population
448 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bretagne porte de Loire Communauté
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Région
Brittany
Area
4.6 sq mi (11.9 km²)
INSEE code
35089
La Couyère’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
