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A town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, home to 651 people.
Mellé isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mellé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Anciens celliers, in Landéan, 5.6 mi away.
29% 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 Mellé.
Children under 15 make up 20%, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: 9.1% of residents. Ages in Mellé split evenly at 42.7: half are older, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Mellé | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Jobs located in Mellé: 100, for 300 residents in work (0.3 each). The jobless rate is 6.0%.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 27 homes were sold in Mellé. House rents are put at about €6.34/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Mellé. Best known first.
Nothing in Mellé is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Mellé as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellé | 651 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louvigné-du-Désert | 3,346 | 3 | A | A | B | B |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët Manche | 5,770 | 6.9 | A− | A | C | B |
| Saint-James Manche | 5,018 | 7.8 | A− | A | A− | B− |
| Lécousse | 3,530 | 8.4 | A+ | B | A− | A+ |
| Fougères | 20,307 | 9 | B− | B | D | B+ |
| Grandparigny Manche | 2,605 | 9.2 | — | A | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Mellé is a commune of 651 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Fougères 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
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.