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Home to 11,703 people, this town lies in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
Plenty to like here, at a price. Households here earn well: 1.1 jobs per working resident; 8.6% unemployment. With an A overall, Pacé is better than 86% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #37 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. People here tend to be in good health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The rest of its grades are middling: B for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Pacé does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Pacé 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Pacé; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1946.
4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pacé.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Ille-et-Vilaine live to 86 on average and men to 80.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,003 deaths in Pacé from 2016 to 2025; there were 867, 14% fewer. Also worth knowing: 15 GPs practise locally.
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.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Pacé goes for €3,237/m², an apartment for €3,364/m². Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.43/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 377 homes locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,237/m² | 224 |
| Apartments | €3,364/m² | 153 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 19%, close to Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (18%) and above compared French towns (17%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 14%. The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Pacé | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 52% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
The police record for Pacé lists 244 offenses in 2025. Violence against people ran at 4.9 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 12.8 (2023–2025 average). More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Unemployment stood at 8.6%, between Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 3.9% of working residents in Pacé at the census.
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 3.9 mi off. School results put the town #60 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Françoise DoltoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 181 | 85%−7 pts |
| Collège Saint-Gabriel PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 245 | 98%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Museums, heritage and gardens in and near Pacé. Best known first.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Pacé; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Vieux Pont sur la Flume: Photo: Pymouss44 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nouveau cimetière: Photo: EdouardHue · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de la Glestière et ses deux fuies: Photo: EdouardHue · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Sainte-Mélaine: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Pacé as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacé | 11,703 | — | A | C− | B+ | A |
| Vezin-le-Coquet | 6,471 | 2.4 | C+ | C− | C | B+ |
| Montgermont | 3,827 | 2.5 | A− | C− | B− | A+ |
| L'Hermitage | 4,730 | 2.6 | A | C | B | B+ |
| La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz | 4,738 | 2.7 | A | C | B+ | A |
| Saint-Gilles | 5,576 | 3 | A | C | B+ | A |
| Le Rheu | 9,839 | 3.8 | A | C | B− | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #33 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 66 burglaries and 68 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns and #60 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.78/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pacé grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Pacé is a commune of 11,703 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
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.