Redon’s grades pull in different directions. Crime runs high: an average of 14.3 recorded violent incidents and 23.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Taken together, its subjects give Redon a C overall, better than just over a third of compared French towns. Where it does best is walkability (A−) — 77% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 30% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €2,053/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Redon Agglomération.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 Redon 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 Redon.
Safety
Redon sees more crime per resident than 94% of compared French towns
In 2025, 337 offenses were recorded in Redon. On the Safety Grade, Redon ranks 74th of the 75 compared towns in Ille-et-Vilaine. Jobs outnumber working residents in Redon (9,100 to 3,550): it draws people in from around. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Redon (2025).
14.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage117
Other physical violence58
Sexual violence41
Family violence39
Vehicle theft37
Theft from vehicles26
Burglary19
Theft without violence88
Fraud62
Drug use40
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.
14.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
337
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
More people in Redon are out of work than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or across compared French towns: 15.7%
At the census, 30.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (12.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,160 a year per consumption unit.
30%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving64%
On foot16%
Public transport8%
Bicycle6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
9,100
jobs based in Redon, 2.6 per working resident
15.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Redon keeps more of its old housing than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Redon is Église Saint-Sauveur (ancienne basilique). Relative to its size, Redon keeps 6.3 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Redon counts 6 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
89.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 1.6 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Redon, 97.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (97.0%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). By results, schools here place #50 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A young town: 15% of people in Redon are 15 to 24, more than in both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, higher than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 13% of the population here. Degrees are held by a third of adults.
47.1median age
RedonIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
15%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. 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
HousingCost of living C+
Redon is graded a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Redon goes for €2,119/m², an apartment for €1,993/m². 389 sales of houses and apartments in the town, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,053/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €11.45/m² a month, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€12.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,053/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Redon€2,053/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€2,729/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,119/m²
230
Apartments
€1,993/m²
159
€11.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.01 to €14.55/m² a month)
5.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.32/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,390
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Redon Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Redon records 89 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,219 deaths in Redon between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,162: 5% above. In Ille-et-Vilaine, life expectancy at birth reaches 86 years for women and 80.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 16 GPs practise in the town.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
16
GPs in Redon · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Redon Carentoir
0.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Redon Carentoir
86 · 80.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ille-et-Vilaine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Église Saint-Sauveur (ancienne basilique): Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien couvent des Calvairiennes: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel de Richelieu: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel du 17e siècle: Photo: Sémhur · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pierre-Paul de La Grandière: G.Garitan, Public domain · Stéphane Pédron: Schlesiermann, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henri Lambert: Auguste Hadamard, Public domain · Louis Marie Levesque de Laferrière: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain · France Guy: Famille de France Guy, CC BY-SA 1.0
Redon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Redon
Is Redon safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 117 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Redon good?
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns and #50 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. The lycée stands out: 100% of 104 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Marcel Callo 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.
Is Redon expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,053/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Redon grades C+ for cost of living.
About Redon
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Redon is a commune of 9,542 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Redon 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
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.
