Prices are modest for what you get (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Pléchâtel has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
What makes Pléchâtel stand out
The one thing Pléchâtel does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Pléchâtel 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 Pléchâtel.
HealthHealth C
Fewer deaths than expected in Pléchâtel, 95 per 100, but more than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Pléchâtel can choose among 4 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Pléchâtel is Chru de Rennes site Hopital Sud, 14.2 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 228 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 302, 33% more. Life expectancy in Ille-et-Vilaine: 86 years for women and 80.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw133
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Pléchâtel · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru de Rennes site Hopital Sud
14.2 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
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town. 30% of adults hold a degree, lower than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (39%) and near compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Pléchâtel is 42.9 years old.
42.9median age
PléchâtelIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education30%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Pléchâtel keeps more of its old housing than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Pléchâtel is Croix de cimetière en pierre. On the Culture ministry’s list, Pléchâtel counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. The protected list starts in prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Pléchâtel has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.5 for each
7.6% of the labour force were unemployed, close to Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.4%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €26,130 a year per consumption unit. Public transport took nearly a tenth of Pléchâtel’s working residents to work at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport9%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
650
jobs based in Pléchâtel, 0.5 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,130
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 46% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pléchâtel
Is Pléchâtel safe?
Pléchâtel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Pléchâtel expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,040/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pléchâtel grades B+ for cost of living.
About Pléchâtel
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Pléchâtel is a commune of 2,833 people in the Communauté de communes Bretagne porte de Loire 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
2,833 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bretagne porte de Loire Communauté
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.
