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PrincéIlle-et-Vilaine

A town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, home to 400 people.

Is Princé a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Princé has none.

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

No historic monuments in Princé

The Culture ministry lists no building in Princé 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, 3.9 mi away.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Princé.

Who lives here

Children make up 22% of Princé, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 18% of adults. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, lower than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Princé has a median age of 37.6.

37.6median age
PrincéIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Princé
PrincéIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Under 1522%18%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4426%24%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+17%19%22%
No diploma26%14%19%
CAP or BEP32%23%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education18%39%30%

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Princé than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,700 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment stands at 12.7%. At the census, 4.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (12.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 150 residents in work, Princé has 50 jobs: 0.2 each.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Princé, 0.2 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Princé than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.58/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 18 homes were sold in Princé. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.91/m² a month.

€7.58/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Princé€7.58/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€12.21/m²
€7.58/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.82 to €9.89/m² a month)
€6.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Princé

11pages on Princé

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Princé

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Princé yet.

How we find them →

Princé’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 →
VitréErnéeFougèresVal-d'IzéLécousseRives-du-CouesnonVitréErnéeFougèresVal-d'IzéLécousseRives-du-CouesnonPrincé
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Princé400—————
Vitré19,3659AC+B−A−
Ernée Mayenne5,4999.1A+AB−A−
Fougères20,3079.6B−BDB+
Val-d'Izé2,62010—A−—B+
Lécousse3,53011A+BA−A+
Rives-du-Couesnon2,92712—B+—A−

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

About Princé

Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany

Princé is a commune of 400 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Vitré 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
400 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Vitré Communauté
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Région
Brittany
Area
4.8 sq mi (12.3 km²)
INSEE code
35232

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.