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PlesderIlle-et-Vilaine

790 residents make their home in this town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.

Is Plesder a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Plesder out for now.

Plesder’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Plesder’s story

No historic monuments in Plesder

The Culture ministry lists no building in Plesder as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château de la Bourbansais, in Pleugueneuc, 1.6 mi away.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plesder.

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

Children under 15 make up 19%, near Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (18%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 34% have a degree. Half the people of Plesder are older than 41.2.

41.2median age
PlesderIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Plesder
PlesderIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Under 1519%18%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4427%24%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+19%19%22%
No diploma14%14%19%
CAP or BEP22%23%26%
Baccalauréat24%18%18%
Higher education34%39%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Plesder, 5.5%, runs below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs located in Plesder: 100, for 400 residents in work (0.2 each). 5.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (12.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €25,560 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Plesder, 0.2 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Plesder is €11.62/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €9.76/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 26 homes were sold in Plesder. Of the homes sold, 65% were houses.

€11.62/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Plesder€11.62/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€12.21/m²
€11.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.52 to €14.19/m² a month)
€9.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de la Chesnaie and 6 more in and around Plesder

Heritage and family days out in and near Plesder. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Plesder

12pages on Plesder

Landmarks

Nothing in Plesder is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Plesder

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Plesder as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Plesder’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ille-et-Vilaine →
Mesnil-Roc'hSaint-DomineucLanvallayDinanPleudihen-sur-RanceTadenMesnil-Roc'hSaint-DomineucLanvallayDinanPleudihen-sur-RanceTadenPlesder
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Plesder790—————
Mesnil-Roc'h4,4923.8BB−A+C
Saint-Domineuc2,6193.9—B—B
Lanvallay Côtes-d'Armor4,2914.8B+C+A−C+
Dinan Côtes-d'Armor14,7646.2DDD−D
Pleudihen-sur-Rance Côtes-d'Armor2,9247.1—C+—B+
Taden Côtes-d'Armor2,6367.2AB−A−A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Plesder

Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany

Plesder is a commune of 790 people in the Communauté de communes Bretagne Romantique. 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
790 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bretagne Romantique
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Région
Brittany
Area
4.3 sq mi (11.2 km²)
INSEE code
35225

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.