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A town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, home to 702 people.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Lohéac has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lohéac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière en pierre, in Lieuron, 2.9 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Lohéac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lohéac.
Nearly a fifth of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Lohéac | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Lohéac holds 200 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €25,000 a year per consumption unit, lower than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 7.8%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Lohéac from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Lohéac. Best known first.
2 notable people were born in Lohéac.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Lohéac is a commune of 702 people in the Communauté de communes Vallons de Haute-Bretagne 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lohéac | 702 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guipry-Messac | 7,354 | 3.9 | B− | A− | A− | C− |
| Guignen | 4,175 | 4.2 | A− | B | A+ | C− |
| Pipriac | 3,859 | 4.8 | A− | B+ | A | D |
| Val d'Anast | 3,930 | 5.9 | A− | A− | A | C |
| Pléchâtel | 2,833 | 7.6 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Bourg-des-Comptes | 3,411 | 7.9 | — | B | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.