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A town of 1,569 in Morbihan, Brittany.
Augan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 11.3% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Augan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Augan 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Augan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Augan.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Morbihan: 85.4 years for women, 79.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 131 deaths in Augan from 2016 to 2025; there were 146, 12% more. The nearest emergency department to Augan is Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel, 5.5 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €1,473/m², lower than both Morbihan’s towns (€2,715/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). 48 houses and apartments changed hands in Augan from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,473/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
11.3% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 5.9% of commuters got to work without a car. After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,680 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Augan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, lower than Morbihan’s towns (27%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Augan in two is 42.8. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.6% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Augan | Morbihan median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage in and near Augan. Best known first.
The list names few of Augan’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de la Grée de Callac: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Augan as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augan | 1,569 | — | — | A | — | D |
| Ploërmel | 10,163 | 5.5 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Guer | 6,208 | 7 | A | A− | C+ | B |
| Val d'Oust | 2,807 | 8.1 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Malestroit | 2,558 | 8.9 | — | B− | — | A |
| Carentoir | 3,232 | 9.8 | A− | A | B+ | C+ |
| Plélan-le-Grand Ille-et-Vilaine | 4,076 | 10 | B | B− | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Augan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 7.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Augan grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Augan is a commune of 1,569 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Oust à Brocéliande. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.