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Few residents are of retirement age: 13% are 65 or over. The town has 4,245 residents and lies in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
Schools do well: bac results 1.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 0.7 points below the expected rate. Pont-Péan grades A− overall, better than 77% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #49 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Work and incomes lag: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.7% unemployment. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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 Pont-Péan 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 2 things Pont-Péan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pont-Péan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1985.
4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Pont-Péan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Mine de plomb: Photo: Yves LC · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pont-Péan.
Aged 15 to 24: 13% of residents. 36% of adults hold a degree, lower than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (39%) yet higher than compared French towns (30%). Pont-Péan has a median age of 41 years.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Pont-Péan | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Pont-Péan is 93.9%, about level with Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (92.9%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). Collège pupils travel 1.8 mi to the nearest one. Its collèges and lycées rank #18 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Andrée RéciponNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 107 | 89%−5 pts |
| Lycée Anita ContiNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 293 | 100%+2 pts |
| Collège Saint-Paul (annexe du collège Saint-Joseph, Bruz) PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 110 | 98%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €28,120 a year per consumption unit, near Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 10.1% of working residents in Pont-Péan went to work by public transport. Unemployment runs at 9.7%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie figures for Pont-Péan show 64 offenses in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 5.7 violent offenses and 10.9 graded property crimes a year. More of the graded crimes locally were burglary 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 · Small counts of sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 10.4% 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.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Pont-Péan goes for €2,630/m², an apartment for €2,879/m². Of the homes sold, 63% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 132 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,630/m² | 83 |
| Apartments | €2,879/m² | 49 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century. Before 1919: that is when 4.8% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Pont-Péan can choose among 2 GPs. Average lifespans in Ille-et-Vilaine: 86 years for women, 80.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 185 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 210: 12% below.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Pont-Péan. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pont-Péan yet.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Pont-Péan is a commune of 4,245 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-Péan | 4,245 | — | A− | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Chartres-de-Bretagne | 8,880 | 1.8 | A− | C | C+ | B+ |
| Orgères | 5,732 | 2.1 | A− | C | B | A+ |
| Bruz | 19,683 | 2.2 | A− | C− | B− | B+ |
| Saint-Erblon | 3,651 | 2.5 | A− | C | B | A |
| Laillé | 5,225 | 2.6 | A | C | A− | A |
| Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche | 8,359 | 2.7 | B | C | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #28 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 25 burglaries and 10 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A, better than 86% of compared French towns and #18 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. The lycée stands out: 100% of 293 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Anita Conti in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.10/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pont-Péan grades C+ for cost of living.
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 9, 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.