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MoutiersIlle-et-Vilaine

With 896 residents, it is a town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.

Is Moutiers a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Moutiers has none. Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.

What makes Moutiers stand out

The one thing Moutiers does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: GO69 · CC0
Moutiers’ story

Moutiers in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Moutiers; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1977.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1977First protected: Église Saint-Martin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moutiers.

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Moutiers are under 15, more than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 15% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of residents, higher than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree.

41.6median age
MoutiersIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Moutiers
MoutiersIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Under 1521%18%17%
15–2413%11%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+15%19%22%
No diploma16%14%19%
CAP or BEP35%23%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education22%39%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Moutiers: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Moutiers; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1977
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Moutiers, 4.0%, runs below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns

After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,060 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Moutiers: 150, for 450 residents in work (0.4 each). At the census, 4.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (12.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
150
jobs based in Moutiers, 0.4 per working resident
4.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

98.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 2.3 mi to the nearest one.

98.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Moutiers98.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Moutiers97.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège11998%+4 pts
Lycée professionnel hôtelier Sainte-Thérèse PrivateNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée3397%+2 pts
97%
passed the vocational bac, +2 pts against the expected rate
98.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Moutiers costs less than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.06/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

18 houses and apartments changed hands in Moutiers from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.06/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Moutiers€9.06/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€12.21/m²
€9.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.21 to €11.39/m² a month)
€8.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Prieuré Saint-Nicolas de la Guerche-de-Bretagne and 2 more in and around Moutiers

Heritage in and near Moutiers. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Moutiers

13pages on Moutiers

Landmarks

Moutiers has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: GO69 · CC0

Famous people from Moutiers

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Moutiers as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Moutiers’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ille-et-Vilaine →
La Guerche-de-BretagneBaisÉtrellesArgentré-du-PlessisRetiersPiré-ChancéLa Guerche-de-BretagneBaisÉtrellesArgentré-du-PlessisRetiersPiré-ChancéMoutiers
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Moutiers896—————
La Guerche-de-Bretagne4,5542.2A+A−B+B+
Bais2,5394.5—A—B
Étrelles2,7036.2—B—A−
Argentré-du-Plessis4,6336.4—B—A+
Retiers4,5668.2ABAA−
Piré-Chancé3,22410—B—A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Moutiers

Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany

Moutiers is a commune of 896 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

Population
896 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Vitré Communauté
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Région
Brittany
Area
6.9 sq mi (17.9 km²)
INSEE code
35200

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 9, 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.