Mont-Dol’s schools beat most: bac results 2.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.2 points above the expected rate. Health is its weak spot: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,177/m² takes 6.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Dol et de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel. Getting around depends on the car: one in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Mont-Dol 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 Mont-Dol 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mont-Dol.
Schools
Schools around Mont-Dol do better than those of 92% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Mont-Dol, 97.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (97.0%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 94% passed the bac pro, of 65 candidates. The closest collège is 1.5 mi off.
100%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
On foot, Mont-Dol works less well than 86% of compared French towns
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.2% of commuters at the census. Jobs located in Mont-Dol: 150, for 450 residents in work (0.3 each). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,410 a year.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
150
jobs based in Mont-Dol, 0.3 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 14% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Mont-Dol sees more deaths than 83% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Mont-Dol is Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais, 12.1 mi away. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Mont-Dol records 102 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 98 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 100, 2% more. Life expectancy at birth in Ille-et-Vilaine is 86 years for women and 80.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Mont-Dol · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais
12.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais
86 · 80.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ille-et-Vilaine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Mont-Dol are 15 to 24: 8.2%, fewer than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and across compared French towns
Graduates make up 26% of adults. People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.
50median age
Mont-DolIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C+
A home in Mont-Dol sells for €2,177/m², less than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.25/m² a month, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€12.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Sales in Mont-Dol from July 2023 to June 2026: 38 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €9.36/m² a month.
€2,177/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mont-Dol€2,177/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€2,729/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,177/m²
38
€11.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.04 to €14.01/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Dol et de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mont-Dol
Is Mont-Dol safe?
Mont-Dol has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.7 recorded violent incidents and 10.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Mont-Dol good?
They grade A, better than 92% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 86 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Magloire in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mont-Dol expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mont-Dol grades C+ for cost of living.
About Mont-Dol
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Mont-Dol is a commune of 1,101 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Dol et de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel. 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
1,101 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Dol et de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel
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