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4,189 people live in this town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.

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Romillé, Ille-et-Vilaine · panieravide @ Mapillary · CC BY-SA 4.0

Is Romillé a good place to live?

Jobs & income is its strong suit (B+) — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.3% unemployment. It is strong on walkability as well — 64% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,543/m² takes 6.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Rennes Métropole. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for schools and B− for health.

Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Romillé has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

How Romillé grades

Each subject compares Romillé 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.

How grading works

Romillé has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

What makes Romillé stand out

The one thing Romillé does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de Perronnay
Château de Perronnay · Inscrit · Photo: Styfler bzh · CC BY-SA 3.0
Romillé’s story

Romillé in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Romillé; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1948First protected: Château de Perronnay
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Landmarks

Romillé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château de Perronnay: Photo: Styfler bzh · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Romillé.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Romillé, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns

39.2median age

The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, higher than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). 16% of residents are 65 or over. Romillé has a median age of 39.2 years.

RomilléIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Romillé
RomilléIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Under 1521%18%17%
15–2412%11%11%
25–4425%24%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+16%19%22%
No diploma15%14%19%
CAP or BEP22%23%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education38%39%30%

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B+

Romillé has lower unemployment than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3%

10%walk, cycle or take transit

10.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. At the census, 4.2% of working residents in Romillé didn’t travel to work at all. The median disposable income was €27,180 a year per consumption unit, near Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Public transport7%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
700
jobs based in Romillé, 0.3 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 65% of compared French towns

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

History

Old homes shape Romillé: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Romillé; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1948
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Schools

89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

89.0%passed the brevetC+School Grade

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For exam results, it comes #71 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Romillé89.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jacques PrévertNearest collègeCollègeCollège13589%−3 pts
89.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
0.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth B−

Allowing for age and care homes, Romillé sees 87 deaths per 100 expected, against 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and 88 in compared French towns

−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

At birth, a girl in Ille-et-Vilaine can expect 86 years and a boy 80.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 329 residents of Romillé died, against 309 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% more. The nearest emergency department to Romillé is Chp Saint Gregoire, 10.6 mi away. One GP practises in the town.

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw107
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Romillé · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chp Saint Gregoire
10.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chp Saint Gregoire
86 · 80.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ille-et-Vilaine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.

HousingCost of living B−

The median sale price of homes in Romillé is €2,543/m²

€2,543/m²median sale price

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

Advertised rents are estimated at €11.34/m² a month, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€12.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Romillé: 116 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up 83% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Romillé€2,543/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€2,729/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,518/m²96
€11.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.31 to €13.82/m² a month)
6.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,280
median annual income per consumption unit, Rennes Métropole

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Safety

Romillé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

3.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 3.9 violent offenses and 6.8 graded property crimes a year. In 2025, 43 offenses were recorded in Romillé. Also worth knowing: the commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage20
Family violence12
Burglary11
Armed robbery0
Fraud24
Theft without violence12

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.

3.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
43
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
25.6%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (25.6% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

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Photo credits

Gérard Rué: Eric HOUDAS, CC BY-SA 3.0

About Romillé

Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany

Romillé is a commune of 4,189 people in the Rennes Métropole. 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
4,189 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Rennes Métropole
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Région
Brittany
Area
11.2 sq mi (29 km²)
INSEE code
35245

Romillé’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 →
PleumeleucBédéeGévezéBreteilSaint-GillesLa MézièrePleumeleucBédéeGévezéBreteilSaint-GillesLa MézièreRomillé
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Romillé4,189——B−—B−
Pleumeleuc3,5432.7AB−A+B+
Bédée4,6623.7A+C+AA−
Gévezé6,0614.5ACB+A
Breteil3,6755.2A+BA+A−
Saint-Gilles5,5765.2ACB+A
La Mézière5,0336.5A+C+A−A+

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

Questions about Romillé

Is Romillé safe?

Romillé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 20 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Romillé good?

They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns and #71 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Romillé expensive to live in?

Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Romillé grades B− for cost of living.

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.