Dept 35 Rank #65 / 96
Ille-et-Vilaine
Bretagne · Nearest city: Rennes TGV (hub)
🚄 TGV
Mont-Saint-Michel bay views, Rance estuary, Marches bretonne
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Ille-et-Vilaine pairs mild summers, good rail links and gentle winters, but grey skies and slightly pricey, unremarkable surroundings hold it down. L'Ille-et-Vilaine associe étés doux, bonnes liaisons ferroviaires et hivers cléments, mais un ciel gris, un immobilier un peu cher et des paysages quelconques la freinent.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,800h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Sunny days
132/yr
days >50% sunlit
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Rain days
126/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1.5 fewer rain days each year.
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Annual rainfall
675mm/yr
total volume
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Heavy rain
2/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
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Torrential
0.1/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
10/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Winter mildness
8/10
3.5 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.2 °C per year.
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Wind
3.3m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: windier by 0.06 m/s per year.
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Muggy days
3/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
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Avg max temperature · °C
5
J
7
F
11
M
14
A
18
M
21
J
24
J
24
A
19
S
15
O
9
N
6
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+2 days · +1 so far
Tropical nights ~+5 nights · 0 so far
Frost days ~-13 days · -8 so far
Dry-soil days ~+18 days
Landscape
Landscape score
3/10
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Max elevation
258m
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Forest cover
8.6%
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Characteristics
🌊 Coastline
Mont-Saint-Michel bay views, Rance estuary, Marches bretonne
Identity
Ille-et-Vilaine is the birthplace of Jacques Cartier (inventeur).
Notable figures born here
Jacques Cartier — inventeurFrançois-René de Chateaubriand — historienJulien Offray de La Mettrie — médecinPierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis — naturalisteGeorges BoulangerFrançois-Henri Pinault — personnalité du monde des affairesLouis-Marie Grignion de Montfort — missionnaireClarisse Agbegnenou — judokaRené Pleven — diplomateWilliam Kennedy Laurie Dickson — inventeur
Terroir & appellations
Ille-et-Vilaine lies within protected appellation areas, including Moules de bouchot de la baie du Mont-Saint-Michel, Maine-Anjou, Prés-salés du Mont-Saint-Michel.
Moules de bouchot de la baie du Mont-Saint-MichelMaine-AnjouPrés-salés du Mont-Saint-MichelEau-de-vie de cidre de BretagneWhisky bretonVolailles de JanzéPâté de campagne bretonVolailles de BretagneFarine de blé noir de BretagneBœuf du MaineCidre de BretagneVolailles de Normandie
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (2)
- François René de Chateaubriand
- Jacques Cartier
- Jardins du château de la Ballue
- Jardins de Brocéliande
- Jardin du Soleil Levant dans le parc botanique de Haute-Bretagne
- Jardin Rocambole
- +4 more
Station classée de tourisme (11)
Risks
Safety score
7/10
Flood risk
Moderate
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
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Fire risk
Low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
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Seismic exposure
Very high
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
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Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Earthquake Very high 100% p80 of 96
Severe weather Very high 100% p90 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport High 67.8% p70 of 96
Flooding Low 36.7% p37 of 96
Ground movement Low 25.6% p29 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Low 24.1% p41 of 96
Wildfire Very low 14.2% p60 of 96
Dam failure Very low 7.8% p38 of 96
+2 more
Coastal Very low 7.5% p89 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 1.8% p35 of 96
Transport
Transport
9/10
1.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
1
A84
Work locally
31.7%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Rennes TGV (hub)
✈ Airport
Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) · ~12 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
1.5h direct
🛣 Highways
A84
Services
Healthcare
7/10
APL 4.0
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Schools
8/10
Brevet 91%
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Fiber coverage
89%
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Intl schools
18schools
International programmes available
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People
Population
1,092,341
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Density
160/km²
Urban
+99% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
+0.9%/yr
+0.7 pts vs median · p91
Median income
$27,000
standard of living · $/yr
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Poverty rate
10.8%
below 60% of median living standard
#5 lowest of 96
Unemployment
9.0%
active population out of work
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Tourism
1 bed per 46 residents
p44 of 96 · 23,834 beds
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
18%
15-24
14%
25-39
15%
40-54
14%
55-69
18%
70+
21%
Office professionals
21.1%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
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Remote work
4.6%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
21.1%
At-home trades
Farmers
1.6%
Artisans & shopkeepers
5.7%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
27.2%
Clerical & service staff
24.2%
Manual workers
20.2%
Real estate
Median
$3,070/m²
$1,250 $5,390
House $2,640 Apt $3,750
0%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
43.74%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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