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1,363 people call this town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany home.
Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also does well on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is walkability: 57% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes change hands at a median €1,526/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Le Pertre 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 Le Pertre 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.
Le Pertre has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Le Pertre does most differently from other towns.
Le Pertre has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Le Pertre has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Bel-Air: Photo: Jacques Le Letty · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Pertre.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €6.54/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 42 homes were sold in Le Pertre. That is the middle of 42 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,729/m² for the median of compared towns in Ille-et-Vilaine.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,526/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Ille-et-Vilaine can expect 86 years and a boy 80.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 210 deaths in Le Pertre between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 217: 3% below. The nearest emergency department to Le Pertre is Centre hospitalier Vitre, 10.6 mi away.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Half of residents lived on more than €24,560 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and compared French towns (€25,970). Le Pertre holds 500 jobs; 600 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. 5.7% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Le Pertre has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, above both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Le Pertre is 46.8 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Le Pertre | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
One notable person was born in Le Pertre.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Le Pertre is a commune of 1,363 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Vitré 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pertre | 1,363 | — | — | A | — | A |
| Argentré-du-Plessis | 4,633 | 5 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Loiron-Ruillé Mayenne | 2,758 | 5.3 | — | A− | — | A |
| Étrelles | 2,703 | 7.5 | — | B | — | A− |
| Cossé-le-Vivien Mayenne | 3,174 | 8.4 | A− | A | A+ | C− |
| Vitré | 19,365 | 9.7 | A | C+ | B− | A− |
| Saint-Berthevin Mayenne | 7,479 | 10 | A+ | B− | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Le Pertre has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.6 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Pertre grades A 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.