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It skews young: only 9% of residents are 65 or over. 1,712 people call this town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany home.
Pupils here do better than most (A+): brevet results 3.2 points above the expected rate. Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest is walkability — 5% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,692/m² takes 6.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Val d'Ille-Aubigné.
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. Mouazé 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.
The 2 things Mouazé does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Mouazé 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.
Mouazé has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mouazé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle, in Saint-Sulpice-la-Forêt, 1.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mouazé.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.9% of the population. 9.1% of residents are 65 or over, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Also worth knowing: among adults, 53% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Mouazé | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 9.1% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 53% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 5.1 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Amand BrionneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 108 | 98%+1 pt |
| Collège Saint-Michel PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 129 | 98%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 59 deaths in Mouazé from 2016 to 2025; there were 39, 33% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Mouazé is Hopital Prive Sevigne, 6.6 mi away. Women in Ille-et-Vilaine live to 86 on average and men to 80.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 8.2% of commuters travelled at the census. Jobs based in Mouazé number 200, against 900 residents in work (0.2 per worker). The median disposable income was €29,040 a year per consumption unit, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
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.
The median price, €2,692/m², comes from 35 sales of houses and apartments in Mouazé from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €10.21/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,692/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Mouazé. Best known first.
Nothing in Mouazé 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 Mouazé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouazé | 1,712 | — | — | B | — | A |
| Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné | 4,304 | 2.5 | A+ | B− | A | A− |
| Betton | 12,964 | 3.5 | A | C− | B− | A− |
| Melesse | 7,541 | 4 | A | C | B | B+ |
| Liffré | 9,339 | 4.9 | A | C | B+ | B− |
| Thorigné-Fouillard | 8,667 | 5 | A | C− | B+ | A |
| Saint-Grégoire | 9,957 | 5.9 | A− | C− | C+ | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Mouazé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 95% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,692/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mouazé grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Mouazé is a commune of 1,712 people in the Communauté de communes Val d'Ille-Aubigné. 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) · 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 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.