Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
927 people live in this town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
There are no grades for Muel: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Homes change hands at a median €1,458/m².
The one thing Muel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Muel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Méen, in Saint-Méen-le-Grand, 4.6 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Muel 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 Muel.
Over-65s are 17% of the population. 23% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (39%) and compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Muel is 41.9 years old.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Muel | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
9.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (12.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 100 jobs are based in Muel, for 400 working residents (0.3 per worker). The unemployment rate comes to 7.0%.
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 market in Muel: 35 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.42/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,458/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Muel yet.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Muel is a commune of 927 people in the Communauté de communes de Saint-Méen Montauban. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muel | 927 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Méen-le-Grand | 4,653 | 4.7 | B+ | B+ | B− | B− |
| Iffendic | 4,609 | 6 | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Mauron Morbihan | 3,163 | 7 | C | B+ | B+ | C |
| Montauban-de-Bretagne | 6,597 | 7.3 | A | C+ | B+ | B |
| Montfort-sur-Meu | 6,810 | 9.2 | A | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Plélan-le-Grand | 4,076 | 9.3 | B | B− | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.