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Rennes
Metropolis · 35000 · Bretagne
👥 Population
230 890
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 668 €
📈 6% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.9 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
A
✅ 6.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Rennes — Score 56/100.
56
💰 Yield21
🌳 Quality of life82
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability11
🛡️ Safety58
⚡ Energy rating88
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 2 717 Transactions · Rennes
🏢 Apt. /m²
3 668 €
🏡 House /m²
4 682 €
📋 Transactions
2 717
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rennes | 3 668 € | 4 682 € | 3145 | 230 890 |
| Saint-Malo | 4 102 € | 4 693 € | 1096 | 47 439 |
| Fougères | 2 094 € | 1 852 € | 416 | 20 307 |
| Bruz | 3 080 € | 2 919 € | 247 | 19 683 |
| Vitré | 2 857 € | 2 488 € | 198 | 19 365 |
| Cesson-Sévigné | 3 591 € | 4 018 € | 199 | 18 761 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
14.87 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.9 %
⏳ Payback period
20.6 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
88.9 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
4.4 %
🚪 Vacant homes
6.7 %
🏢 Apartments
86.3 %
12.5 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
A
Strong tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
Yes
Rent control possible
🏢 Social housing units
31 667
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
47.700 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
72.510 %
🏘️ Housing tax
36.210 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.850 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
39.33 %
🏢 CFE
28.73 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
230 890
2023
📐 Area
50.33 km²
4588 inh/km²
💶 Median income
22 770 €
📊 Median age
31.1 yrs
48.0% under 30
💼 Activity rate
67.3 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
14.4 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
21.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
65 354
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
6 833
+13.7% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
6 012
💼 Economic density
283
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Pontchaillou
À 0.42 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Rennes
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
Rennes Métropole
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
13
🏫 Middle schools
19
🎓 High schools
14
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE JEANNE D'ARC (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +3.0 |
| LYCEE ST MARTIN | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE FRANCOIS RENE DE CHATEAUBRIA | public | 99.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE ST VINCENT-PROVIDENCE | privé sous contrat | 99.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE ASSOMPTION | privé sous contrat | 99.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE EMILE ZOLA | public | 99.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE JEAN MACE | public | 97.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE PIERRE MEES FRANCE (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 97.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE ST MARTIN QUARTIER STE GENEVIEVE | privé sous contrat | 96.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE VICTOR ET HELENE BASCH | public | 95.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE DE LA SALLE (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 95.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE RENE DESCARTES | public | 94.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE BREQUIGNY | public | 94.0 % | — | -2.0 |
| LYCEE JOLIOT-CURIE | public | 92.0 % | — | -4.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
87.1 %
Average pass rate · 27 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE ASSOMPTION | privé sous contrat | 141.1 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT VINCENT PROVIDENCE | privé sous contrat | 133.6 |
| COLLEGE LES ORMEAUX | public | 130.8 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DU VIEUX COURS | privé sous contrat | 130.3 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT HELIER | privé sous contrat | 129.3 |
| COLLEGE ANNE DE BRETAGNE | public | 125.7 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE LA TOUR D AUVERGNE LA SALLE | privé sous contrat | 124.2 |
| COLLEGE ECHANGE | public | 117.9 |
| COLLEGE LE LANDRY | public | 113.9 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT MARTIN QUARTIER SAINTE GENEVIEVE | privé sous contrat | 112.4 |
| COLLEGE EMILE ZOLA | public | 106.1 |
| COLLEGE LES GAYEULLES | public | 102.4 |
| COLLEGE CLEUNAY | public | 97.2 |
| COLLEGE DES HAUTES OURMES | public | 86.3 |
| COLLEGE LA BINQUENAIS | public | 80.6 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE JOSEPHINE BAKHITA | privé sous contrat | 80.4 |
| COLLEGE CLOTILDE VAUTIER | public | 80.4 |
| COLLEGE LES CHALAIS | public | 77.2 |
| COLLEGE ROSA PARKS | public | 72.7 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
28
💊 Pharmacies
56
🔬 Laboratories
18
🏥 Établissements de santé
418
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
20
💊 Pharmacies
56
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
2821
📋 Commerce
1305
📋 Enseignement
339
🏥 Sante
2620
🚆 Transport
110
⚽ Sport
257
🎭 Culture
118
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 29 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 18 | Commissariat de police de Rennes, Chambre de commerce et d'industrie (CCI) 35 - Bretagne - Rennes, Pôle spécialisé en matière de violence intrafamiliales du Tribunal judiciaire de Rennes |
| 📋 Service déconcentré | 5 | Direction zonale au recrutement et à la formation de la police nationale - Ouest, Pôle Politiques publiques, Direction régionale de l'environnement, de l'aménagement et du logement (Dréal) Bretagne - Unité départementale Ille-et-Vilaine |
| 📋 Établissement public | 2 | Service d’aide médicale urgente (Samu) - Ille-et-Vilaine, Centre hospitalier universitaire (CHU) - Rennes |
| 📋 Ordre professionnel | 1 | Fédération française du bâtiment (FFB) - Bretagne |
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 1 | Préfecture - Ille-et-Vilaine |
| 📋 Direction départementale interministérielle | 1 | Direction départementale des territoires et de la mer (DDTM) - Ille-et-Vilaine |
| 📋 Conseil, comité, commission (organisme consultatif) | 1 | Comité départemental d’examen des difficultés des entreprises (Codefi) - Ille-et-Vilaine |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 4 820 | 20.90 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +186 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 2 440 | 10.60 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +47 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 1 880 | 8.10 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | +56 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 1 774 | 7.70 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 1 609 | 7.00 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 1 302 | 5.60 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -25 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 964 | 4.20 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 777 | 3.40 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | -19 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 650 | 4.80 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -36 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 559 | 2.40 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 544 | 2.40 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols violents sans arme | 460 | 2.00 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | +100 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 451 | 2.00 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -17 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 229 | 1.00 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -73 % vs moy. |
| Vols avec armes | 67 | 0.30 ‰ | 0.6 ‰ | -50 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
2 063 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
31.3 %
31.3 %
B
14.9 %
14.9 %
C
10.1 %
10.1 %
D
20.9 %
20.9 %
E
16.5 %
16.5 %
F
4.7 %
G
1.6 %
6.3 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 96 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| hôtel;immeuble | 18e siècle |
| maison | 15e siècle |
| maison | 3e quart 17e siècle;18e siècle |
| palais de justice | 17e siècle;18e siècle |
| couvent | 17e siècle |
| maison | — |
| hospice | — |
| immeuble | 3e quart 17e siècle |
| immeuble | 1ère moitié 18e siècle |
| cathédrale | 2e quart 16e siècle;17e siècle;18e siècle;19e sièc |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 6 risks identified
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Tempête et grains (vent)
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 138 274 analyses · SPL EBR
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
138 274
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
333
⚡ Charge points
5723
🚀 Incl. fast charging
129
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Grégoire | 4.9 km | 42/100 | 9 957 |
| Montgermont | 4.8 km | 37/100 | 3 827 |
| Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande | 5.0 km | 50/100 | 13 800 |
| Vezin-le-Coquet | 4.8 km | 40/100 | 6 471 |
| Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche | 7.3 km | 37/100 | 8 359 |
| Chartres-de-Bretagne | 8.0 km | 40/100 | 8 880 |
| Betton | 7.7 km | 46/100 | 12 964 |
| La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz | 7.8 km | 39/100 | 4 738 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Rennes
What is the price per m² in Rennes? ▶
The median price per m² in Rennes is 3 668 €.
What is the rental yield in Rennes? ▶
The gross rental yield in Rennes is 4.9%.
Is Rennes a good real estate investment? ▶
Rennes has a ScorCity score of 56/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Rennes? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Rennes is A.
What are the natural risks in Rennes? ▶
6 risks are identified in Rennes: Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau, Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère, Tempête et grains (vent).