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Over-65s are only 13% of the population. The town, home to 1,863 people, lies in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is jobs & income (C−): 0.1 jobs per working resident; 8.0% unemployment. It lags on health as well — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is weaker too: 26% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Senoux 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.
The 2 things Saint-Senoux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Senoux 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.
Saint-Senoux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Senoux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château du Boschet, in Bourg-des-Comptes, 1.2 mi away.
13% 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 Saint-Senoux.
Two in five adults hold a degree, near Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (39%) and higher than compared French towns (30%). The share of residents under 15 is 20%. People aged 15 to 24 are 10% of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Senoux | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 117 deaths in Saint-Senoux from 2016 to 2025; there were 110, 6% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Senoux is Chru de Rennes site Hopital Sud, 13.4 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Ille-et-Vilaine is 86 years for women and 80.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,185/m², comes from 57 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Senoux from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 57 homes were sold locally. House rents are put at about €9.18/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,185/m² | 57 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 8.0%, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.4%) but below compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 3.3% of working residents in Saint-Senoux at the census. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,620 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Senoux. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Senoux 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 Saint-Senoux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Senoux | 1,863 | — | — | B+ | — | C |
| Bourg-des-Comptes | 3,411 | 2.3 | — | B | — | C+ |
| Pléchâtel | 2,833 | 3.2 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Guignen | 4,175 | 3.7 | A− | B | A+ | C− |
| Guichen | 9,412 | 4.2 | A+ | C+ | A | A− |
| Laillé | 5,225 | 5.5 | A | C | A− | A |
| Crevin | 2,819 | 6 | — | C | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Senoux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 7.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,185/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Senoux grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Saint-Senoux is a commune of 1,863 people in the Communauté de communes Vallons de Haute-Bretagne Communauté. 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) · 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 8, 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.