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Le ChâtellierIlle-et-Vilaine

430 people call this town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany home.

Is Le Châtellier a good place to live?

There are no grades for Le Châtellier: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Château de la Vieuville
Château de la Vieuville · Inscrit · Photo: GO69 · CC0
Le Châtellier’s story

Le Châtellier in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Châtellier, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2013.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2013First protected: Château de la Vieuville
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Landmarks

Le Châtellier has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château de la Vieuville: Photo: GO69 · CC0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Châtellier.

Who lives here

Few people in Le Châtellier are 15 to 24: 7.5%, fewer than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and across compared French towns

39.7median age

18% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 23% of the population. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults.

Le ChâtellierIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Châtellier
Le ChâtellierIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Under 1523%18%17%
15–247.5%11%11%
25–4427%24%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+18%19%22%
No diploma13%14%19%
CAP or BEP26%23%26%
Baccalauréat25%18%18%
Higher education32%39%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Le Châtellier: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and across compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Châtellier, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
2013
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Le Châtellier than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: 3.0%

3%walk, cycle or take transit

5.7% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Le Châtellier holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €26,340 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Le Châtellier, 0.3 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Le Châtellier costs less than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.78/m² a month

€9.78/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

12 houses and apartments changed hands in Le Châtellier from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.07/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Châtellier€9.78/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€12.21/m²
€9.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.58 to €12.63/m² a month)
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Le Châtellier

12pages on Le Châtellier
Nearby attractions

Jardin botanique de Haute-Bretagne and 3 more in and around Le Châtellier

Heritage and gardens in and near Le Châtellier. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Le Châtellier

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Châtellier yet.

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About Le Châtellier

Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany

Le Châtellier is a commune of 430 people in the Communauté de communes Couesnon Marches de Bretagne. 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
430 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Couesnon Marches de Bretagne
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Région
Brittany
Area
5.2 sq mi (13.5 km²)
INSEE code
35071

Le Châtellier’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ille-et-Vilaine →
LécousseMaen RochFougèresLouvigné-du-DésertSaint-JamesVal-CouesnonLécousseMaen RochFougèresLouvigné-du-DésertSaint-JamesVal-CouesnonLe Châtellier
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Châtellier430—————
Lécousse3,5304.5A+BA−A+
Maen Roch5,0885.1AB+B+B+
Fougères20,3075.4B−BDB+
Louvigné-du-Désert3,3466.8AABB
Saint-James Manche5,0188.1A−AA−B−
Val-Couesnon4,07210AAB−B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

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 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.