The average price per m² in Mordelles is 3 038 €/m² for an apartment, based on actual notarised (DVF) sales. About 46 transactions are recorded each year.
Atmospheric illustration of Mordelles, west of Rennes, in Ille-et-Vilaine.
The average price of apartments in Mordelles stands at 3 038 €/m², based on DVF transactions actually registered with notaries. A municipality in the west of Rennes Métropole, set on a plateau overlooking the Meu valley, Mordelles combines an old village centre, housing estates and a rural fringe of fields and woodland. Its position on the road linking Rennes to southern Brittany makes it a suburban municipality sought after by households working in the Rennes conurbation. The market is dominated by the detached house, with estate housing in the majority, the supply of apartments being concentrated in the village centre and in a few recent developments. Location, closeness to the village centre and to the routes into Rennes, the condition of a property and the presence of a garden weigh heavily on value.
Prices from the DVF file (Demandes de valeurs foncières, published by the DGFiP), transactions actually recorded at the notary at municipality level. Cross-referenced with the Notaires de France - INSEE indices. Learn more about our methodology.
The Mordelles market is part of the momentum of the Rennes conurbation, one of the most sought after in western France. With close to eight thousand inhabitants, the municipality benefits from the residential pressure felt across the whole metropolitan area, fed by working families looking for a greener setting than central Rennes. Its position west of the city, on the road towards southern Brittany, and the Meu valley shape sustained demand, geared above all to the detached house.
Several factors sustain the appeal of the municipality. Closeness to Rennes, road links and metropolitan bus services, a village centre with shops and a preserved rural setting are all assets for buyers. Conversely, the municipality remains away from the Rennes metro network and its values depend heavily on closeness to the centre and to the access roads. The market therefore stays driven by the family house, with noticeable gaps between the village and the more rural fringe.
Mordelles sits at the level of the suburban municipalities west of Rennes such as Le Rheu and Bruz, and clearly below Rennes, whose conurbation pulls the whole set of prices upwards.
Mordelles is a very old place of settlement, occupied as early as Roman times, as shown by the traces found across its territory. The original village was established on a plateau overlooking the Meu, at a crossing point on the ancient road linking Rennes to Vannes. This staging position, before reaching the Breton capital, played a lasting role for travellers and merchants coming from south-western Brittany.
The parish is mentioned as early as 1032. From the 12th century, the abbey of Saint-Melaine in Rennes held a priory here, now gone, a sign of the old ties between Mordelles and the city of Rennes. The village grew around its church and the road, in a rural landscape shaped by farming, by the waters of the Meu and the Vaunoise, and by the woods along the edge of the plateau.
In the 20th century, Mordelles followed the expansion of the Rennes conurbation. The municipality, one of those making up Rennes Métropole, saw its population grow with the arrival of families looking for a greener setting west of the city. Housing estates were built around the village, while the centre kept its shops and its amenities. Mordelles has thus become a lively suburban municipality, both close to Rennes and attached to its rural setting.
Mordelles has around 7 900 inhabitants. Its housing stock is dominated by the detached house, with estate housing in the majority spread across the developments that ring the village, complemented by village houses and a few recent apartment buildings in the centre. Main residences make up the bulk of the stock, with a high share of owner-occupiers, typical of the suburban municipalities west of Rennes. Buyers are mainly working families employed in the Rennes conurbation, drawn by a greener setting, by the closeness of the Meu valley and by prices below those of Rennes and of the inner-ring municipalities.
The average price of apartments in Mordelles is 3 038 €/m², based on DVF transactions actually completed before notaries. This average covers differences by location, between the village centre, the housing estates and the more rural fringe, as well as by condition, aspect and the presence of outdoor space. The municipality also remains dominated by the detached house, whose values differ from those of apartments.
Mordelles lies west of Rennes, on a plateau overlooking the Meu valley, on the road linking Rennes to southern Brittany. The municipality is connected to the Rennes conurbation by road and by the bus lines of the metropolitan network, which reach the centre of Rennes and its interchanges. This closeness to the Breton capital, combined with a more rural setting, is one of the main drivers of local property demand.
The Mordelles market is dominated by the detached house, with estate housing in the majority around the village and village houses in the centre. The supply of apartments is more limited and concentrated in the village centre and in a few recent developments. The choice therefore depends as much on the type of property sought as on closeness to the centre, the shops and the road access towards Rennes.
Mordelles combines an old village centre with shops and amenities, a ring of housing estates and a rural environment marked by the Meu valley, the Vaunoise and the woods of the plateau. This setting, greener than the dense conurbation while staying close to Rennes, attracts families looking for space. The old heritage of the village and the closeness of the watercourses round out the residential appeal of the municipality.
Mordelles attracts many families from the Rennes conurbation, won over by a greener setting, by the closeness of the Meu valley and by prices below those of Rennes. The reference price of 3 038 €/m² on apartments, together with a large supply of houses with gardens, makes it an option for a family project. The budget will depend above all on the type of property and on closeness to the village centre and to the routes into Rennes.
This analysis is published by Immover, an independent observatory founded by Antony Barbier. Data sourced from official sources (DVF, INSEE, Notaries of France).