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Just 13% of residents are 65 or older. With 1,285 residents, it is a town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.

Is Saint-Guinoux a good place to live?

Saint-Guinoux’s weakest is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Most journeys need a car (D−). At the median price of €2,315/m², a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint Malo Agglomération. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.6% unemployment.

Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Guinoux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

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

What makes Saint-Guinoux stand out

The one thing Saint-Guinoux does most differently from other towns.

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How Saint-Guinoux grades

Each subject compares Saint-Guinoux 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

Saint-Guinoux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Walkability0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workD−Open →HealthAmong the weakest of the towns comparedDOpen →Jobs & income7.6% unemploymentCOpen →Cost of livingNear typical for the towns comparedB−Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Saint-Guinoux’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Saint-Guinoux’s story

No historic monuments in Saint-Guinoux

The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Guinoux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château de Châteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine, in Châteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine, 2.3 mi away.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Guinoux.

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Saint-Guinoux is harder to get around on foot than 96% of compared French towns

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.8% of commuters at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €25,370 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550). Of those in the labour force, 7.6% are unemployed.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Saint-Guinoux, 0.3 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 4% of compared French towns

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

HealthHealth D

More deaths than Saint-Guinoux’s ages would predict, 114 per 100 expected, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns

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

The nearest emergency department to Saint-Guinoux is Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais, 6.8 mi away. 60 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 52: 14% above. Life expectancy in Ille-et-Vilaine: 86 years for women and 80.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.

+14%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw114
Adjusted114
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Guinoux · 5.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais
6.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to C+.

Who lives here

Children make up 24% of Saint-Guinoux, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns

Among adults, 22% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 13% of the town, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population.

37.1median age
Saint-GuinouxIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Guinoux
Saint-GuinouxIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Under 1524%18%17%
15–249.5%11%11%
25–4426%24%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+13%19%22%
No diploma15%14%19%
CAP or BEP35%23%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education22%39%30%

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

HousingCost of living B−

Saint-Guinoux earns a B− for cost of living

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

31 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Guinoux, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,315/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €11.25/m² a month, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€12.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 97% houses, the rest apartments.

€2,315/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Guinoux€2,315/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€2,729/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,315/m²30
€11.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.04 to €14.01/m² a month)
6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,880
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint Malo Agglomération

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

Nearby attractions

Fort de Saint-Père and 2 more in and around Saint-Guinoux

Heritage in and near Saint-Guinoux. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Saint-Guinoux

14pages on Saint-Guinoux

Landmarks

Nothing in Saint-Guinoux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Saint-Guinoux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Guinoux yet.

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Saint-Guinoux’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 →
La FresnaisMiniac-MorvanPlerguerSaint-Méloir-des-OndesSaint-Jouan-des-GuéretsPleudihen-sur-RanceLa FresnaisMiniac-MorvanPlerguerSaint-Méloir-des-OndesSaint-Jouan-des-GuéretsPleudihen-sur-RanceSaint-Guinoux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Guinoux1,285——B−—D
La Fresnais2,5092.2—B—C
Miniac-Morvan4,4084.1BB−AC−
Plerguer2,8954.2—B—B−
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes4,7204.2B+CAB
Saint-Jouan-des-Guérets2,8474.3AC−BA−
Pleudihen-sur-Rance Côtes-d'Armor2,9245.3—C+—B+

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

Questions about Saint-Guinoux

Is Saint-Guinoux safe?

Saint-Guinoux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Saint-Guinoux expensive to live in?

Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,315/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Guinoux grades B− for cost of living.

About Saint-Guinoux

Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany

Saint-Guinoux is a commune of 1,285 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint Malo Agglomération. 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
1,285 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint Malo Agglomération
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Région
Brittany
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²)
INSEE code
35279

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 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.