Where to live in Rennes if you commute

Ranking of Rennes's 45 areas with CityPulse's “Commuter” profile. What matters most: services on foot, public transport frequency, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Rennes to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Les Longs Champs (90), Fougères - Sévigné (90) and Torigné (89).

Rennes areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Les Longs Champs	90 · excellent	Public transport frequency
2	Fougères - Sévigné	90 · excellent	Public transport frequency
3	Torigné	89 · excellent	Public transport frequency
4	Les Chalais	89 · excellent	Public transport frequency
5	Italie	89 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Maurepas	86 · excellent	Public transport frequency
7	Dinan - Saint-Malo	86 · excellent	Services on foot
8	La Poterie	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Atalante-Villejean	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Cleunay	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Thabor - Paris	82 · excellent	Public green space
12	Saint-Laurent	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Les Champs Manceaux	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Plaine de Baud	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Champeaux	81 · excellent	Public transport frequency
16	Villejean	79 · good	Services on foot
17	Le Landrel	79 · good	Public transport frequency
18	La Touche	79 · good	Services on foot
19	Beauregard	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Kennedy	76 · good	Services on foot
21	Sainte-Élisabeth	76 · good	Public transport frequency
22	La Binquenais	74 · good	Public transport frequency
23	La Bellangerais	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Villeneuve	74 · good	Public transport frequency
25	Pont de Strasbourg	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	Le Mail	72 · good	Services on foot
27	Bréquigny	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
28	Sainte-Thérèse	71 · good	Public transport frequency
29	Arsenal - Redon	70 · good	Public transport frequency
30	Centre-Ville	70 · good	Services on foot
31	Alphonse Guérin	69 · good	Services on foot
32	Bourg l'Évesque	69 · good	Services on foot
33	Saint-Hélier	69 · good	Services on foot
34	Jeanne d'Arc	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
35	La Madeleine	68 · good	Services on foot
36	Colombier	68 · good	Services on foot
37	Saint-Martin	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
38	Champ de Mars	65 · good	Services on foot
39	Moulin du Comte	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
40	Francisco Ferrer	61 · good	Services on foot
41	Cimetière de l'Est	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
42	Zone d’activités Nord	58 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
43	Armorique	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
44	Beaulieu	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
45	Le Landry	50 · fair	Public green space

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-04. Method and sources