With an A+ overall, Nouvoitou is better than 96% of compared French towns and ranks #13 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Safety is its strong suit — an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. What holds it back is cost of living (C+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It skews young: only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 Nouvoitou 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 Nouvoitou.
Safety
Nouvoitou records less crime per resident than 95% of compared French towns
The graded crime recorded most in Nouvoitou was burglary (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 38 offenses locally in 2025.
3.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary15
Criminal damage14
Family violence9
Armed robbery0
Fraud22
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.
3.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
38
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
20.6%
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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (20.6% of the index here). As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Nouvoitou sees fewer deaths than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: 72 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
182 deaths in Nouvoitou between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 218: 16% below. Life expectancy in Ille-et-Vilaine: 86 years for women and 80.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Nouvoitou can choose among 3 GPs.
−28%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted72
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Nouvoitou · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru de Rennes site Hopital Sud
5.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chru de Rennes site Hopital Sud
86 · 80.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ille-et-Vilaine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A town of families: 24% of people in Nouvoitou are under 15, more than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns
44% of adults hold a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). At 38.1, the median resident of Nouvoitou sits in the middle of the age range.
38.1median age
NouvoitouIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education44%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Fewer people in Nouvoitou are out of work than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.8%
At the census, 9.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (12.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Nouvoitou has 500 jobs for 1,850 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €27,780 a year per consumption unit.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport7%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
500
jobs based in Nouvoitou, 0.3 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 66% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
A typical home in Nouvoitou sells for €2,660/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.79/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 92% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 104 homes in Nouvoitou.
€2,660/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Nouvoitou€2,660/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€2,729/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,640/m²
96
€11.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.21 to €14.03/m² a month)
6.8
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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Nouvoitou
Is Nouvoitou safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #4 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 14 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Nouvoitou good?
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns and #40 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Nouvoitou expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.97/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Nouvoitou grades C+ for cost of living.
About Nouvoitou
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Nouvoitou is a commune of 3,911 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.
