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Population 618: a town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Mecé out for now. Few residents are of retirement age: 15% are 65 or over.
The one thing Mecé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mecé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in Livré-sur-Changeon, 2.6 mi away.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mecé.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree. Half the people of Mecé are older than 35.8.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Mecé | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €24,040 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and compared French towns (€25,970). Mecé has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.1 per worker. Also worth knowing: 7.7% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Mecé recorded 20 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 95% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Mecé is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mecé yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecé | 618 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rives-du-Couesnon | 2,927 | 3.9 | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Val-d'Izé | 2,620 | 4.1 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier | 4,203 | 4.9 | A+ | B | A− | B+ |
| La Bouëxière | 4,667 | 7.7 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Fougères | 20,307 | 9.2 | B− | B | D | B+ |
| Vitré | 19,365 | 9.2 | A | C+ | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Mecé is a commune of 618 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
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.