Safety lags: an average of 12.7 recorded violent incidents and 25.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Fewer journeys need a car (A): 75% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 20% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Pupils here do better than most: bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 2.9 points above the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,618/m² takes 4.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Morlaix Communauté. Overall, that makes a C+, good for #55 of 59 in Finistère. Nationally, it does better than 40% of compared French towns. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Morlaix with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Morlaix.
Safety
Crime per resident in Morlaix runs higher than in 94% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Morlaix was criminal damage (2025). All told, Morlaix had 575 recorded offenses in 2025. On the Safety Grade, Morlaix ranks 58th of the 59 compared towns in Finistère. Jobs outnumber working residents in Morlaix (11,550 to 5,600): it draws people in from around.
12.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage252
Other physical violence82
Burglary66
Sexual violence57
Family violence47
Theft from vehicles40
Vehicle theft31
Theft without violence124
Fraud90
Drug use70
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
12.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
575
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
History
24 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2003
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total, above both Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2003. For its size, Morlaix has 16 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. Among the classé monuments locally is Maison dite de la Reine-Anne.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Morlaix, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Finistère’s towns and compared French towns: 107 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,991 residents of Morlaix died, against 1,534 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 30% more. Women in Finistère live to 84.8 on average and men to 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Morlaix can choose among 15 GPs.
+7%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw130
Adjusted107
Median town88
Expected100
15
GPs in Morlaix · 4.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, C H des Pays de Morlaix
1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, C H des Pays de Morlaix
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More people in Morlaix are out of work than in Finistère’s towns or across compared French towns: 16.7%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,610 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 20.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot10%
Public transport8%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
11,550
jobs based in Morlaix, 2.1 per working resident
16.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 88% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Exam results around Morlaix beat 80% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
93.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Morlaix, about level with Finistère’s towns (94.1%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). Vocational results within 5 km: 93% passed the bac pro, of 224 candidates at 2 lycées. On school results, the town ranks #41 of 63 in Finistère.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
A home in Morlaix sells for €1,618/m², less than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.49/m² a month, lower than both Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses in Morlaix sell for €1,788/m² and apartments for €1,454/m². For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.58/m² a month.
€1,618/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Morlaix€1,618/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,788/m²
353
Apartments
€1,454/m²
338
€10.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.13 to €13.53/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,560
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Morlaix Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
23% of residents are 65 or over, below Finistère’s towns (26%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Residents of Morlaix have a median age of 45.4. Degrees are held by a third of adults.
45.4median age
MorlaixFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
Maison dite de la Reine-Anne: Photo: LPLT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne abbaye des Jacobins: Photo: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église de Ploujean: Photo: Unozoe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Mélaine: Photo: LPLT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jean Victor Marie Moreau: François Gérard, Public domain · Tristan Corbière: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Dominique Lavanant: Gind2005, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Julien Guiomar: Luigi Kuveiller / Elio Petri, Public domain · Henri Rol-Tanguy: Unknown photo de 1944 prise par un membre de l'état-major de Rol-Tanguy ou de Leclerc, Public domain · Jean-François Le Gall: Schmid, Renate, CC BY-SA 2.0
Morlaix’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Morlaix
Is Morlaix safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 66 burglaries and 252 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Morlaix good?
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns and #41 of 63 in Finistère. 97% of 108 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame du Mur in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Morlaix expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Morlaix grades B+ for cost of living.
About Morlaix
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Morlaix is a commune of 15,194 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Morlaix Communauté. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
