Schools are its strong suit — bac results 2.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.2 points above the expected rate. Where it falls short is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,017/m² takes 5.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Dol et de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel. Getting around depends on the car (C−): 53% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Baguer-Morvan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Baguer-Morvan 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 Baguer-Morvan.
Schools
Exam results around Baguer-Morvan beat 92% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Baguer-Morvan is 93.8%, near Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (92.9%) and higher than compared French towns (87.5%). Vocational results within 5 km: 94% passed the bac pro, of 65 candidates. A collège lies 1.5 mi away.
100%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Baguer-Morvan’s ages would predict, 107 per 100 expected, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
357 deaths in Baguer-Morvan between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 273: 31% above. The nearest emergency department to Baguer-Morvan is Ghre site Dinan Rene Pleven, 13.6 mi away. Average lifespans in Ille-et-Vilaine: 86 years for women, 80.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
+7%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw131
Adjusted107
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Baguer-Morvan · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghre site Dinan Rene Pleven
13.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais
86 · 80.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ille-et-Vilaine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Baguer-Morvan than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,630 a year per consumption unit. Baguer-Morvan holds 350 jobs; 700 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. Public transport took 2.9% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
350
jobs based in Baguer-Morvan, 0.5 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 19% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Baguer-Morvan than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or across compared French towns: 18% of adults
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.6% of the town, lower than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents. Line up the people of Baguer-Morvan by age and the one in the middle is 48.6.
48.6median age
Baguer-MorvanIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B
Renting in Baguer-Morvan costs less than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.33/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €2,017/m², below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€2,729/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Houses were 88% of what sold. 57 houses and apartments changed hands in Baguer-Morvan from July 2023 to June 2026.
€2,017/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Baguer-Morvan€2,017/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€2,729/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,019/m²
50
€10.33/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.29 to €12.87/m² a month)
5.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Dol et de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Baguer-Morvan
Is Baguer-Morvan safe?
Baguer-Morvan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 7.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Baguer-Morvan good?
They grade A, better than 92% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 86 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Magloire in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Baguer-Morvan expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Baguer-Morvan grades B for cost of living.
About Baguer-Morvan
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Baguer-Morvan is a commune of 1,702 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Dol et de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel. 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
Population
1,702 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Dol et de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel
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