People here tend to be in good health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, ranking #29 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Nationally, it does better than 89% of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 Saint-Gilles 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.
Croix en granit du 13e siècle: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Gilles.
HealthHealth A
Saint-Gilles loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 72 per 100 expected, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
−28%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth 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. 302 deaths in Saint-Gilles between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 361: 16% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Gilles is Chp Saint Gregoire, 6.9 mi away. There are 8 general practitioners in the town.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted72
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Saint-Gilles · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chp Saint Gregoire
6.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Mutualiste la Sagesse Rennes
86 · 80.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ille-et-Vilaine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up 21% of Saint-Gilles, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
38.3median age
Among adults, 43% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Half of Saint-Gilles is older than 38.3, half younger.
Saint-GillesIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education43%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Saint-Gilles has lower unemployment than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: 6.0%
14%walk, cycle or take transit
Per resident in work, Saint-Gilles counts 0.7 jobs (1,850 jobs, 2,600 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €27,610 a year per consumption unit, close to Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and above compared French towns (€25,970). 4.0% of Saint-Gilles’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport10%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,850
jobs based in Saint-Gilles, 0.7 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,610
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 70% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
A home in Saint-Gilles sells for €2,989/m², more than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and across compared French towns
€2,989/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Saint-Gilles goes for €2,949/m², an apartment for €3,060/m². For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.20/m² a month. Also worth knowing: from July 2023 to June 2026, 143 homes were sold here.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Gilles€2,989/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€2,729/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,949/m²
98
Apartments
€3,060/m²
45
€12.33/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.40 to €14.61/m² a month)
7.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.20/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
Saint-Gilles ranks below 69% of compared French towns for crime per resident
5.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
The graded crime recorded most in Saint-Gilles was criminal damage (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Saint-Gilles show 107 offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 5.5 cases of violence against people and 12.1 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage33
Burglary22
Theft from vehicles20
Family violence19
Other physical violence8
Vehicle theft5
Fraud36
Theft without violence21
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.
5.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
107
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.5%
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 · Small counts of sexual violence and armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 4.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
92.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2.4 points below the expected rate
92.5%passed the brevetBSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 3.8 mi to the nearest lycée. Results rank its schools #60 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. The closest collège is 3 mi off.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Gilles has 1 historic monument, 1 classé
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 4.8% of the total, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Saint-Gilles is Croix en granit du 13e siècle.
Saint-Gilles is a commune of 5,576 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
5,576 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Rennes Métropole
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Région
Brittany
Area
8.1 sq mi (21 km²)
INSEE code
35275
Saint-Gilles’ 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 Saint-Gilles
Is Saint-Gilles safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #31 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 33 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Gilles good?
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns and #60 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Gilles expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.33/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Gilles grades C 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.
