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VillaméeIlle-et-Vilaine

301 people call this town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany home.

Is Villamée a good place to live?

Villamée is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Martin et porte du cimetière
Église Saint-Martin et porte du cimetière · Inscrit · Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Villamée’s story

Villamée in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villamée, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Église Saint-Martin et porte du cimetière
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Landmarks

Villamée has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin et porte du cimetière: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villamée.

Who lives here

Few people in Villamée are 15 to 24: 5.7%, fewer than in both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns

44.4median age

Retirement age and beyond: 25% of residents are 65 or older. 17% are under 15, lower than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (18%) and near compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults.

VillaméeIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Villamée
VillaméeIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Under 1517%18%17%
15–245.7%11%11%
25–4428%24%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+25%19%22%
No diploma18%14%19%
CAP or BEP31%23%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education23%39%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Villamée: 36% were built before 1919, more than in both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villamée, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
10th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Villamée than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6%

6%walk, cycle or take transit

Households’ median disposable income: €25,360 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 5.9%, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Villamée counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Villamée, 0.4 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Villamée costs less than in both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.12/m² a month

€9.12/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

17 houses and apartments changed hands in Villamée from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villamée€9.12/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€12.21/m²
€9.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.89 to €12.09/m² a month)
€8.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Villamée

12pages on Villamée
Nearby attractions

Jardin botanique de Haute-Bretagne and 4 more in and around Villamée

Heritage and gardens in and near Villamée. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Villamée

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villamée yet.

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About Villamée

Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany

Villamée is a commune of 301 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Fougères 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
301 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Fougères Agglomération
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Région
Brittany
Area
4.2 sq mi (10.9 km²)
INSEE code
35357

Villamée’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 →
Louvigné-du-DésertLécousseFougèresMaen RochSaint-JamesSaint-Hilaire-du-HarcouëtLouvigné-du-DésertLécousseFougèresMaen RochSaint-JamesSaint-Hilaire-du-HarcouëtVillamée
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villamée301—————
Louvigné-du-Désert3,3464.6AABB
Lécousse3,5306.5A+BA−A+
Fougères20,3077.2B−BDB+
Maen Roch5,0887.2AB+B+B+
Saint-James Manche5,0187.5A−AA−B−
Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët Manche5,7709.1A−ACB

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

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.