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The town, home to 468 people, lies in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Sains has none. 20% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Sains does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sains as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit La Roche Longue, in Saint-Marcan, 2.9 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Sains is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sains.
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 27% of the population. Half the people of Sains are older than 48.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Sains | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €24,060 a year per consumption unit, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and compared French towns (€25,970). Sains has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 10.1% of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François BruneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 42 | 79%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 28 homes in Sains. House rents are put at about €8.90/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and museums in and near Sains. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sains yet.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Sains is a commune of 468 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Dol et de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sains | 468 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pontorson Manche | 4,280 | 4.4 | A− | A− | B+ | C |
| Dol-de-Bretagne | 5,829 | 7.3 | C+ | C | D− | C+ |
| Val-Couesnon | 4,072 | 9.2 | A | A | B− | B+ |
| Saint-James Manche | 5,018 | 11 | A− | A | A− | B− |
| La Fresnais | 2,509 | 12 | — | B | — | C |
| Plerguer | 2,895 | 12 | — | B | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.