Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, this town has 657 residents.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Parcé falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Parcé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix du cimetière, in Luitré-Dompierre, 4 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Parcé.
22% are under 15, above both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Line up the people of Parcé by age and the one in the middle is 40.6.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Parcé | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €24,790 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Parcé number 100, against 300 residents in work (0.4 per worker). At the census, 1.9% 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%).
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.
17 houses and apartments changed hands in Parcé from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.07/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Parcé is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Parcé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parcé | 657 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fougères | 20,307 | 5.8 | B− | B | D | B+ |
| Lécousse | 3,530 | 6.5 | A+ | B | A− | A+ |
| Rives-du-Couesnon | 2,927 | 6.9 | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Val-d'Izé | 2,620 | 8 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier | 4,203 | 9.3 | A+ | B | A− | B+ |
| Vitré | 19,365 | 10 | A | C+ | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Parcé is a commune of 657 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Fougères Agglomération. 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) · 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.