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Home to 1,202 people, this town lies in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Most journeys need a car (C−). At the median price of €2,012/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint Malo Agglomération.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Le Tronchet 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 Tronchet 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 Tronchet has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Le Tronchet does most differently from other towns.
Le Tronchet has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1933.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Le Tronchet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Restes de l'ancienne abbaye: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Tronchet.
The census found 7.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median disposable income was €25,820 a year per consumption unit, lower than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and near compared French towns (€25,970). 7.8% of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
179 deaths in Le Tronchet between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 128: 40% above. The nearest emergency department to Le Tronchet is Ghre site Dinan Rene Pleven, 10.1 mi away. Also worth knowing: women in Ille-et-Vilaine live to 86 on average and men to 80.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Le Tronchet is Restes de l'ancienne abbaye.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
62 sales of houses and apartments in Le Tronchet, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,012/m². For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.36/m² a month. Houses accounted for 87% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,030/m² | 54 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, higher than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and near compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 18% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Le Tronchet | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Le Tronchet. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Tronchet yet.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Le Tronchet is a commune of 1,202 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint Malo Agglomération. 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 Tronchet | 1,202 | — | — | B | — | B |
| Plerguer | 2,895 | 2.2 | — | B | — | B− |
| Mesnil-Roc'h | 4,492 | 3.2 | B | B− | A+ | C |
| Miniac-Morvan | 4,408 | 3.3 | B | B− | A | C− |
| Pleudihen-sur-Rance Côtes-d'Armor | 2,924 | 5.3 | — | C+ | — | B+ |
| Dol-de-Bretagne | 5,829 | 5.4 | C+ | C | D− | C+ |
| La Fresnais | 2,509 | 6.7 | — | B | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Le Tronchet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.4 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,012/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.62/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Tronchet grades B 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.