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Le CrouaisIlle-et-Vilaine

592 residents make their home in this town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.

Is Le Crouais a good place to live?

Le Crouais isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. It skews young: only 13% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Le Crouais stand out

The one thing Le Crouais does most differently from other towns.

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Manoir de La Louverie, également dénommé château de Bel-Air
Manoir de La Louverie, également dénommé château de Bel-Air · Inscrit · Photo: Pascal Greliche · CC BY-SA 3.0
Le Crouais’ story

Le Crouais in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Le Crouais; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 2005.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2005First protected: Manoir de La Louverie, également dénommé château de Bel-Air
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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Manoir de La Louverie, également dénommé château de Bel-Air: Photo: Pascal Greliche · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

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

Who lives here

Children make up 25% of Le Crouais, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns

37.6median age

Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9% of the town. People 65 and over make up 13% of the town, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%).

Le CrouaisIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education26%

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 Crouais
Le CrouaisIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Under 1525%18%17%
15–249%11%11%
25–4427%24%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+13%19%22%
No diploma13%14%19%
CAP or BEP32%23%26%
Baccalauréat24%18%18%
Higher education26%39%30%

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

History

Le Crouais keeps more of its old housing than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Le Crouais; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
2005
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Le Crouais, 3.6%, runs below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns

5%walk, cycle or take transit

Per resident in work, Le Crouais counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 300 workers). At the census, 5.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (12.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The median disposable income is €26,540 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
50
jobs based in Le Crouais, 0.2 per working resident
3.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

77.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points below the expected rate

77.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The bac pass rate near Le Crouais is 97.0%, near Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (97.0%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.4 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Le Crouais77.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Le Crouais97.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Camille GuérinNearest collègeCollègeCollège9577%−7 pts
Lycée professionnel Notre-Dame PrivateNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée3597%+5 pts
97%
passed the vocational bac, +5 pts against the expected rate
77.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −7 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Le Crouais than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.71/m² a month

€10.71/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Le Crouais recorded 20 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Crouais€10.71/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€12.21/m²
€10.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.48 to €13.53/m² a month)
€8.82/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 Crouais

13pages on Le Crouais
Nearby attractions

Manoir de la Louverie and 2 more in and around Le Crouais

Heritage and museums in and near Le Crouais. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Le Crouais

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

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About Le Crouais

Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany

Le Crouais is a commune of 592 people in the Communauté de communes de Saint-Méen Montauban. 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
592 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Saint-Méen Montauban
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Région
Brittany
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.3 km²)
INSEE code
35091

Le Crouais’ neighbors

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

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Saint-Méen-le-GrandMontauban-de-BretagneCaulnesIffendicBroonsBédéeSaint-Méen-le-GrandMontauban-de-BretagneCaulnesIffendicBroonsBédéeLe Crouais
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Crouais592—————
Saint-Méen-le-Grand4,6532.5B+B+B−B−
Montauban-de-Bretagne6,5974.3AC+B+B
Caulnes Côtes-d'Armor2,5016—A−—C+
Iffendic4,6098—B+—A−
Broons Côtes-d'Armor2,9439A−A−B+D−
Bédée4,6629.4A+C+AA−

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.