Where to live in Rennes as a student

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

What is the best area of Rennes to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Atalante-Villejean (87), Maurepas (87) and Bourg l'Évesque (85).

Rennes areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Atalante-Villejean	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Maurepas	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Bourg l'Évesque	85 · excellent	Services on foot
4	La Bellangerais	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Les Champs Manceaux	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	La Poterie	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Bréquigny	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Fougères - Sévigné	83 · excellent	Public green space
9	Les Longs Champs	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Le Mail	82 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Les Chalais	82 · excellent	Public green space
12	Beauregard	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Dinan - Saint-Malo	82 · excellent	Services on foot
14	Jeanne d'Arc	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Centre-Ville	81 · excellent	Services on foot
16	Plaine de Baud	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	Torigné	80 · excellent	Services on foot
18	Le Landrel	80 · excellent	Services on foot
19	Kennedy	80 · excellent	Services on foot
20	Colombier	80 · excellent	Services on foot
21	Saint-Martin	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
22	Thabor - Paris	79 · good	Public green space
23	Armorique	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	La Binquenais	78 · good	Services on foot
25	Beaulieu	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	Italie	77 · good	Services on foot
27	Zone d’activités Nord	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
28	Francisco Ferrer	77 · good	Services on foot
29	Saint-Laurent	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
30	Arsenal - Redon	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
31	Cleunay	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Pont de Strasbourg	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
33	Le Landry	76 · good	Public green space
34	La Touche	76 · good	Services on foot
35	Saint-Hélier	75 · good	Services on foot
36	Cimetière de l'Est	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
37	Moulin du Comte	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
38	Champ de Mars	74 · good	Services on foot
39	Villejean	72 · good	Services on foot
40	Alphonse Guérin	71 · good	Services on foot
41	La Madeleine	71 · good	Services on foot
42	Champeaux	70 · good	Services on foot
43	Villeneuve	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
44	Sainte-Thérèse	68 · good	Services on foot
45	Sainte-Élisabeth	63 · good	Services on foot

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