Talensac’s strongest subject is schools (A): brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. It is strong on health as well (B+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,354/m²: 70 m² comes to 6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Montfort Communauté. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Talensac has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Talensac 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Talensac.
Schools
98.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its collèges and lycées rank #5 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine on results. The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.3 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.7 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Talensac has a lower adjusted death rate than 65% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Ille-et-Vilaine: 86 years for women, 80.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 156 deaths in Talensac from 2016 to 2025; there were 129, 17% fewer. Adjusted for age and care homes, Talensac records 83 deaths per 100 expected, close to Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (80) and below compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Talensac is Centre hospitalier Regional Universitaire Rennes Pontchaillo, 10.9 mi away.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw83
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Talensac · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Regional Universitaire Rennes Pontchaillo
9.9 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
The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, lower than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (11%) and near compared French towns (11%). Just over a third of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 20% of the town.
43.5median age
TalensacIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 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
History
Talensac has 2 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Talensac is Mégalithe, dit Grès de Saint-Méen. On the Culture ministry’s list, Talensac counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Talensac earns a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,354/m², comes from 90 sales of houses and apartments in Talensac from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.16/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 98% were houses.
€2,354/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Talensac€2,354/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€2,729/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,339/m²
88
€12.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.48 to €14.40/m² a month)
6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,380
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Montfort Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Unemployment in Talensac, 4.9%, runs below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
7.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (12.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Talensac has 250 jobs for 1,250 working residents, 0.2 per worker. After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,570 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Talensac, 0.2 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 52% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Talensac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Violence against people ran at 3.3 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 5.8 (2023–2025 average). Talensac’s tally for 2025: 15 recorded offenses. The commonest graded crime locally was burglary (2025).
3.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary10
Family violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud16
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.
3.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
57.1%
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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft, theft from vehicles and criminal damage number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (57.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Abbaye Saint-Jacques de Montfort and 4 more in and around Talensac
Heritage and museums in and near Talensac. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Talensac
Is Talensac safe?
Talensac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Talensac good?
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns and #5 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Talensac 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 €2,354/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.29/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Talensac grades C+ for cost of living.
About Talensac
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Talensac is a commune of 2,571 people in the Communauté de communes Montfort 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
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.
