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1,028 people live in this town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Add cost of living to its strengths (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Most journeys need a car (D). It skews young: only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Taillis 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.
Each subject compares Taillis 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.
Taillis has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 2 things Taillis does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Taillis as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne collégiale, actuellement église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, in Champeaux, 4.4 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Taillis 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 Taillis.
Unemployment stood at 4.7%, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The census found 4.2% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Taillis holds 150 jobs; 500 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. The median disposable income is €24,540 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
20% are under 15, above both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 27% of adults. Half the people of Taillis are older than 40.5.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Taillis | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 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.
Women in Ille-et-Vilaine live to 86 on average and men to 80.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 64 deaths in Taillis from 2016 to 2025; there were 46, 28% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Taillis is Centre hospitalier Vitre, 4.5 mi away.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,646/m², below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€2,729/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Of the homes sold, 97% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 33 homes were sold in Taillis.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,628/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Taillis yet.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Taillis is a commune of 1,028 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Vitré 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taillis | 1,028 | — | — | A | — | A |
| Val-d'Izé | 2,620 | 3.2 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Vitré | 19,365 | 4.9 | A | C+ | B− | A− |
| Rives-du-Couesnon | 2,927 | 8.4 | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Étrelles | 2,703 | 8.8 | — | B | — | A− |
| Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier | 4,203 | 8.9 | A+ | B | A− | B+ |
| Châteaubourg | 7,533 | 9.1 | A | C | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Taillis has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.8 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Taillis grades A 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.