Renac’s strongest subject is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car: 39% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It lags on jobs & income as well (C) — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 7.5% unemployment. Homes go for a median €1,357/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Renac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Renac 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.
Moulin des Buttes Saint-Julien: Photo: Edouard Hue ( EdouardHue ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Renac.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Renac is harder to get around on foot than 89% of compared French towns
5%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 5.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €24,330 a year per consumption unit, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Unemployment runs at 7.5%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Renac, 0.4 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 11% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Fewer deaths than expected in Renac, 95 per 100, but more than in both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 83 deaths in Renac from 2016 to 2025; there were 79, 5% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Renac is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Redon Carentoir, 7.1 mi away. Life expectancy in Ille-et-Vilaine: 86 years for women and 80.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Renac · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Redon Carentoir
7.1 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
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
45.9median age
30% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (39%). Under 15: 17% of residents. The age that splits Renac in two is 45.9.
RenacIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%
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%.
Renac is a commune of 1,027 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
Population
1,027 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Redon Agglomération
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Région
Brittany
Area
10.1 sq mi (26.2 km²)
INSEE code
35237
Renac’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 Renac
Is Renac safe?
Renac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.5 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Renac expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Renac grades A for cost of living.
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.
