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Les IffsIlle-et-Vilaine

With 274 residents, it is a town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.

Is Les Iffs a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Les Iffs is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Château de Montmuran
Château de Montmuran · Classé · Photo: Fanchonline · CC BY-SA 3.0
Les Iffs’ story

Les Iffs in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Les Iffs: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1906.

42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1906First protected: Église Saint-Ouen
  • 2000Most recently protected: Château de Montmuran
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Iffs.

Who lives here

Children make up 23% of Les Iffs, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns

17% of residents are 65 or over, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 45% have a degree. Line up the people of Les Iffs by age and the one in the middle is 41.8.

41.8median age
Les IffsIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education45%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Les Iffs
Les IffsIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Under 1523%18%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4420%24%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+17%19%22%
No diploma14%14%19%
CAP or BEP24%23%26%
Baccalauréat14%18%18%
Higher education45%39%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Les Iffs: 42% were built before 1919, more than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Les Iffs is Château de Montmuran. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments here: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1906
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Les Iffs are out of work than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.2%

Jobs located in Les Iffs: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.2 each). After tax and benefits, the median income is €29,290 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 8.0% 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.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Les Iffs, 0.2 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

94.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

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

A collège lies 2.6 mi away.

94.6%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Les Iffs94.6%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Théophile BriantNearest collègeCollègeCollège12690%−5 pts
Collège Saint-Joseph La Salle PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège16998%+2 pts
94.6%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Les Iffs is €11.29/m² a month

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

The market in Les Iffs: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€11.29/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Les Iffs€11.29/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€12.21/m²
€11.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.20 to €13.86/m² a month)
€9.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Montmuran and 5 more in and around Les Iffs

Heritage in and near Les Iffs. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Les Iffs

13pages on Les Iffs

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Les Iffs: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Ouen: Photo: Clemensfranz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir de la Boulaye: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Les Iffs

One notable person was born in Les Iffs.

Their page →

Les Iffs’ 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 →
TinténiacRomilléSaint-DomineucGévezéLa MézièrePleumeleucTinténiacRomilléSaint-DomineucGévezéLa MézièrePleumeleucLes Iffs
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Les Iffs274—————
Tinténiac3,9392.7B−C+CB
Romillé4,1895.2—B−—B−
Saint-Domineuc2,6195.4—B—B
Gévezé6,0616ACB+A
La Mézière5,0337.6A+C+A−A+
Pleumeleuc3,5437.8AB−A+B+

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

About Les Iffs

Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany

Les Iffs is a commune of 274 people in the Communauté de communes Bretagne Romantique. 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
274 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bretagne Romantique
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Région
Brittany
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.5 km²)
INSEE code
35134

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 4, 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.