Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, this town has 357 residents.
Rimou is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 13% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Rimou does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rimou as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Porte de l'ancienne église, in Marcillé-Raoul, 3.7 mi away.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rimou.
Degrees are held by 28% of adults, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (39%) and compared French towns (30%). Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65. The middle age in Rimou is 44.3.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Rimou | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 150 residents in work, Rimou has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. 9.0% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.4%) yet lower than compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: at the census, 5.2% of working residents in Rimou went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Rimou recorded 22 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, family days out and heritage in and near Rimou. Best known first.
Nothing in Rimou is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rimou yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rimou | 357 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Val-Couesnon | 4,072 | 4.3 | A | A | B− | B+ |
| Sens-de-Bretagne | 2,592 | 4.3 | — | A− | — | A− |
| Maen Roch | 5,088 | 8 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Combourg | 6,411 | 10 | B | C+ | B | B− |
| Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné | 4,304 | 10 | A+ | B− | A | A− |
| Pontorson Manche | 4,280 | 11 | A− | A− | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Rimou is a commune of 357 people in the Communauté de communes Couesnon Marches de Bretagne. 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
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 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.