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In Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, this town has 1,974 residents.
Schools are its strong suit — brevet results a point below the expected rate. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.2% unemployment. It lags on walkability as well — 38% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €2,040/m² costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Bretagne Romantique.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Meillac 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 Meillac 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.
Meillac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Meillac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Meillac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Bourbansais, in Pleugueneuc, 3.5 mi away.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Meillac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Meillac.
Unemployment stood at 7.2%, about level with Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.4%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). 4.4% of Meillac’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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 3 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Gilduin PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 99 | 94%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 26% of adults, lower than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (39%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 17% of the town. Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Meillac | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,040/m², comes from 54 sales of houses and apartments in Meillac from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,040/m² | 54 |
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.
For a family doctor, residents of Meillac have one GP on hand. The nearest emergency department to Meillac is Ghre site Dinan Rene Pleven, 10.5 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 130 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 112, 14% fewer. Life expectancy in Ille-et-Vilaine: 86 years for women and 80.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Heritage and family days out in and near Meillac. Best known first.
Theme parkCobac Parc2.7 km north, in Mesnil-Roc'hChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Chapelle-aux-Filtzméens3.9 km south, in La Chapelle-aux-FiltzméensChâteauChâteauManoir du Grand Trémaudan4.4 km southeast, in CombourgWater parkWater parkAqua' Fun Park2.8 km north, in Mesnil-Roc'hChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Bouteillerie1.7 km east, in CombourgChâteauChâteauChâteau du Rouvre4.4 km northwest, in Mesnil-Roc'hPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Meillac yet.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Meillac is a commune of 1,974 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meillac | 1,974 | — | — | B | — | B |
| Combourg | 6,411 | 3.6 | B | C+ | B | B− |
| Saint-Domineuc | 2,619 | 4 | — | B | — | B |
| Mesnil-Roc'h | 4,492 | 4 | B | B− | A+ | C |
| Tinténiac | 3,939 | 6.2 | B− | C+ | C | B |
| Plerguer | 2,895 | 7.7 | — | B | — | B− |
| Miniac-Morvan | 4,408 | 8 | B | B− | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Meillac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 74% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,040/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Meillac 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 8, 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.