Baud grades A− overall: better than 81% of compared French towns, and #13 of 54 in Morbihan. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,204/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Baud Communauté. Its strongest is schools (A+): brevet results 5.2 points above the expected rate.
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 Baud 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
More protected monuments for its size in Baud than in Morbihan or compared French towns: 11 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Baud has 7 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 5 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Allée couverte. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 4 of 7. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C−
Baud’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 76% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (81 places) counts its residents as Baud’s; allowing for it, deaths were 2% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 691 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 767, 11% more. The nearest emergency department to Baud is Chba site D Auray, 14.4 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Baud can choose among 7 GPs.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Baud · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chba site D Auray
15.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chcb site Kerio
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
For crime per resident, Baud sits below 75% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 109 offenses in Baud in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 7.3 cases of violence against people and 9 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was family violence (2025).
7.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence29
Criminal damage29
Other physical violence20
Sexual violence12
Burglary10
Vehicle theft9
Fraud42
Theft without violence30
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.
7.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
109
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.1%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 5.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Unemployment in Baud, 6.6%, runs below Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 5.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Baud counts 1 jobs (2,800 jobs, 2,900 workers). Households’ median disposable income: €25,780 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,800
jobs based in Baud, 1 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 34% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Baud than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.24/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,204/m², comes from 243 sales of houses and apartments in Baud from July 2023 to June 2026. Apartments in Baud sell for €2,483/m², houses for €2,120/m². House rents are put at about €10.31/m² a month.
€2,204/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Baud€2,204/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,120/m²
199
Apartments
€2,483/m²
44
€11.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.76 to €14.42/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,140
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Baud 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, lower than Morbihan’s towns (27%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 10% of residents. The median resident of Baud is 45.9 years old.
45.9median age
BaudMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
Statue dite Vénus de Quinipily: Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle de la Clarté: Photo: Rplucas92 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fontaine de la Clarté: Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix de Kermarech: Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Baud
Is Baud safe?
It grades A− for safety, #20 of 54 in Morbihan. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 29 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Baud good?
They grade A+, better than 96% of compared French towns and #6 of 62 in Morbihan. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Baud expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,204/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Baud grades C+ for cost of living.
About Baud
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Baud is a commune of 6,367 people in the Communauté de communes Baud 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.
