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Housing
If you are looking for a house or a farmhouse in the countryside. If you prefer a flat next to the shops or a character house in the heart of the town, the 46 villages and towns of Vitré Communauté can offer you a large choice of possibilities according to what you are looking for and within your budget.
Average price of building sites/plots : 56 € /square metre
Average price of old houses : 158,000 €
Average price of renting : 445 €
Financial helps can also help you in buying, renovating or investing.
Get access to this practical information at ‘La Maison du Logement’ – 47 rue Notre Dame 35500 VITRE
By train
There are 2 train stations in Vitré and Châteaubourg.
High speed train rail links : Vitré will be 90 minutes from Paris in May 2017
16 Vitré-Rennes /Rennes-Vitré links before 9 am (TER) and 18 after 7 pm plus many trips during the day.
By bus
There is a free urban network in Vitré (18,000 inhabitants) and Châteaubourg (6,000 inhabitants) with trips between the train station in Vitré and the business park in Etrelles : transport on demand and also for secondary school children and high school students.
Click here to find further information on public transport
By car-sharing
‘Ehop’ is specialised in car-sharing for trips from home to the place of work and has developed in areas of activities around Vitré.
More information here.
Areas of car-sharing : on the RN157 exit Torcé , exit Etrelles, at the Châteaubourg train station and Vitré train station.
Moving around
Studying
Vitré Communauté has many schools which meet people’s expectations and requirements from nursery schools to high schools. There are also post-baccalauréat training centres. Students usually go to higher education in Rennes or Laval (35 km from Vitré).
There are public and catholic nursery and primary schools in the 46 villages and towns of the area. Public and catholic middle schools are in Vitré, Argentré-du-Plessis, Châteaubourg and La Guerche-de-Bretagne.
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Sportive activities :
Being part of a team and performance are a reality in Vitré : There are more than 22,000 sports’ members in the area (30% of the population) and 48 different sports, a basket ball team in N1 (Nationale 1) and high-performance athletes.
Cultural activities :
As a border town between France and Brittany, Le Pays de Vitré is open to cultural expression. Possibilities are numerous and accessible to everyone because it is essential for growth, development and well-being.
Open-mindedness on art
General practitioners and hospitals :
General practitioners, specialists, medical laboratories, centres of radiology, hospitals…..the medical care is well provided for and structured in Vitré and its area.
Child-care services and social structures :
La Communauté d’agglomération de Vitré has many types of services for every stage of life.
Services for families :
Child-care services : le pays de Vitré has a wide network of childminders.