A solid town with one catch. Overall, Retiers earns an A, better than 92% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #22 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Safety is its strong suit (A): an average of 6.4 recorded violent incidents and 7.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Homes sell for a median €1,948/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Roche aux Fées Communauté. What counts against it is schools (C): brevet results 2 points below the expected rate.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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 Retiers 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.
Menhir dit Pierre de Richebourg: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Retiers.
Safety
Crime per resident in Retiers runs lower than in 85% of compared French towns
6.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
In all, 57 offenses reached the police record in Retiers in 2025. The graded crime recorded most in the town was family violence (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence18
Sexual violence12
Burglary12
Criminal damage10
Other physical violence5
Fraud21
Theft without violence11
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.
6.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
57
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.7%
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 · For armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 9.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Retiers’ ages would predict, 76 per 100 expected, under Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Ille-et-Vilaine is 86 years for women and 80.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 491 residents of Retiers died, against 559 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Retiers is Centre hospitalier Chateaubriant, 12.9 mi away. There are 6 general practitioners in the town.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Retiers · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Chateaubriant
12.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Chateaubriant
86 · 80.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ille-et-Vilaine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Retiers are out of work than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.6%
13%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €25,170 a year per consumption unit, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Retiers number 1,850, against 1,900 residents in work (1 per worker). Public transport took 4.3% of Retiers’ working residents to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot6%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,850
jobs based in Retiers, 1 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,170
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 68% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Retiers than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or across compared French towns: 24% of adults
43.5median age
Nearly a fifth of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, higher than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and near compared French towns (22%). Retiers has a median age of 43.5 years.
RetiersIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%
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%.
Retiers is a commune of 4,566 people in the Communauté de communes Roche aux Fées 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
4,566 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Roche aux Fées Communauté
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Région
Brittany
Area
16.2 sq mi (42.1 km²)
INSEE code
35239
Retiers’ 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 Retiers
Is Retiers safe?
It grades A for safety, #18 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 10 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Retiers good?
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns and #78 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Retiers expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,948/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Retiers grades B 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.
