Vitré’s strongest subject is jobs & income (A−) — 1.7 jobs per working resident; 8.0% unemployment. Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The overall grade lands at A, #35 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. On that grade it does better than 87% of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Vitré 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.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison Batteux: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien prieuré de bénédictins Notre-Dame, tribunal et école de musique: Photo: GO69 · CC0 · Château Marie: Photo: Jacques Le Letty · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vitré.
History
74 historic monuments in Vitré, more per resident than 98% of compared French towns
74historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For its size, Vitré has 38 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. Since 2015, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 65 of 74. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Notre-Dame.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Vitré gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and across compared French towns: 22.8% of commuters
23%walk, cycle or take transit
The unemployment rate comes to 8.0%. Bus, tram or train carried 9.4% of working residents in Vitré to work at the census. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,280 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
Public transport9%
On foot9%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
15,150
jobs based in Vitré, 1.7 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 85% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Vitré has a lower adjusted death rate than 81% of compared French towns
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Vitré: 76 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,111 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,911, 9% fewer. 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. Also worth knowing: 24 GPs practise in the town.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
24
GPs in Vitré · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Vitre
0.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Vitre
86 · 80.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ille-et-Vilaine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
91.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 2.3 points below the expected rate
98%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Vitré, 95.6% passed the bac, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (97.0%) but above compared French towns (92.9%). Ranked by results, schools here are #52 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Vitré’s median home price is €2,586/m²
€2,586/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.34/m² a month, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€12.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Apartments in Vitré sell for €2,696/m², houses for €2,511/m². Houses accounted for nearly three in five sales, apartments for the rest.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vitré€2,586/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€2,729/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,511/m²
348
Apartments
€2,696/m²
243
€11.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.92 to €14.43/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,200
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Vitré Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Vitré has more crime per resident than 51% of compared French towns
8.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Police and gendarmerie recorded 405 offenses in Vitré in 2025. With 15,150 jobs for 8,750 working residents, Vitré draws people in from neighbouring communes. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 8.2 violent offenses and 13.4 graded property crimes a year. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Vitré (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage135
Other physical violence63
Family violence61
Burglary42
Vehicle theft41
Sexual violence39
Theft from vehicles24
Fraud115
Theft without violence100
Drug use51
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.
8.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
405
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Who lives here
A young town: 12% of people in Vitré are 15 to 24, more than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and across compared French towns
44.8median age
People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, higher than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and near compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 16% of the population here. A third of adults hold a degree.
VitréIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
Joël Batteux: Fonlupt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Charles de Sévigné: Unidentified painter, Public domain · Guy Bigot: JB60280, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mathurin Hardy de La Largère: Olivier Perrin, Public domain
About Vitré
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Vitré is a commune of 19,365 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
Population
19,365 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Vitré Communauté
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Région
Brittany
Area
14.9 sq mi (38.6 km²)
INSEE code
35360
Vitré’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vitré
Is Vitré safe?
It grades B− for safety, #54 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 42 burglaries and 135 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vitré good?
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns and #52 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. 97% of 365 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Bertrand d'Argentré in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vitré expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vitré grades C+ for cost of living.
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.
