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Home to 293 people, this town lies in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
Moussé has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. It skews young: only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Moussé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Moussé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in La Guerche-de-Bretagne, 2.3 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Moussé 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 Moussé.
Children under 15 make up 14%, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People 65 and over make up 14% of the town. Aged 15 to 24: 13% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Moussé | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 42% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
1.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €25,850 a year per consumption unit, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
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 lycée for the general bac is 13.8 mi off. The nearest collège is 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 119 | 98%+4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel hôtelier Sainte-Thérèse PrivateNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 33 | 97%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Moussé.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Moussé yet.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Moussé is a commune of 293 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Vitré Communauté. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moussé | 293 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Guerche-de-Bretagne | 4,554 | 2.3 | A+ | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Retiers | 4,566 | 4.6 | A | B | A | A− |
| Bais | 2,539 | 6.2 | — | A | — | B |
| Martigné-Ferchaud | 2,688 | 6.7 | — | B | — | C |
| Piré-Chancé | 3,224 | 9.5 | — | B | — | A− |
| Étrelles | 2,703 | 10 | — | B | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.