Much to like here, and you pay for it. Schools do well: bac results 9 points above the expected rate; brevet results 0.9 points below the expected rate. At A overall, Mordelles is better than 91% of compared French towns and ranks #25 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Mordelles 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 Mordelles.
Schools
Bac results near Mordelles run high: 99.0% passed, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Mordelles, 92.0% passed the brevet, close to Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (92.9%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). The town’s schools place #22 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine on results.
99%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 A−
For walkability, Mordelles ranks above 80% of compared French towns
Mordelles has 2,650 jobs for 3,550 working residents, 0.7 per worker. 7.1% of the labour force were unemployed, close to Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.4%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). Public transport took 8.4% of Mordelles’ working residents to work at the census.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
Public transport8%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
2,650
jobs based in Mordelles, 0.7 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 80% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Mordelles sees fewer deaths than 78% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (46 places) counts its residents as Mordelles’; allowing for it, deaths were 22% below expected. 613 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 748: 18% below. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Mordelles is Centre hospitalier Regional Universitaire Rennes Pontchaillo, 7.6 mi away. 9 GPs practise here.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Mordelles · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Regional Universitaire Rennes Pontchaillo
6.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Mutualiste la Sagesse Rennes
86 · 80.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ille-et-Vilaine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Mordelles, houses go for €2,808/m² and apartments for €2,925/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.79/m² a month. The sales split: 51% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,873/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mordelles€2,873/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€2,729/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,808/m²
131
Apartments
€2,925/m²
128
€12.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.79 to €14.82/m² a month)
7.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,280
median annual income per consumption unit, Rennes Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Mordelles ranks below 65% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The commonest graded crime in Mordelles was criminal damage (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Mordelles show 151 offenses in 2025. Violence against people averaged 6.4 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 12.
6.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage39
Burglary35
Family violence28
Other physical violence20
Theft from vehicles15
Vehicle theft14
Fraud46
Theft without violence40
Drug use14
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
151
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence and armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 2.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Mordelles: 4 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
5.7% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up only 16% of Mordelles, fewer than in both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up 23% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 12% of the town, above both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up just over a third of adults.
45.2median age
MordellesIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
Domaine d'Artois: Photo: Inconnu Unknown · Public domain · Château de la Haichois: Photo: Éditions Warnet-Lefèvre (Editeur) ; Rennes · Public domain · Château de la Villedubois: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mordelles
Is Mordelles safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #37 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 35 burglaries and 39 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Mordelles good?
They grade A, better than 85% of compared French towns and #22 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mordelles expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.64/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mordelles grades C for cost of living.
About Mordelles
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Mordelles is a commune of 7,911 people in the Rennes Métropole. 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
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.
