Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs & income is its weak spot (C−) — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.5% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car: 29% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also trails on 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.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Béganne 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 Béganne 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 Béganne.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Béganne is harder to get around on foot than 88% of compared French towns
5.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,560 a year per consumption unit. Of those in the labour force, 8.5% are unemployed.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Béganne, 0.3 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 12% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Béganne: 35% are 65 or over, above Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.6% of residents, below both Morbihan’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 14% of the town. Among adults, 22% have a degree.
55median age
BéganneMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Béganne run higher than in 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 146 residents of Béganne died, against 149 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. Adjusted mortality locally: 98 deaths for every 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to Béganne is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Redon Carentoir, 8.5 mi away. Life expectancy in Morbihan: 85.4 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Béganne · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Redon Carentoir
8.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Redon Carentoir
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Buying in Béganne costs less than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,696/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.24/m² a month, lower than both Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.79/m² a month. 66 houses and apartments changed hands in Béganne from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,696/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Béganne€1,696/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,696/m²
66
€10.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.24 to €12.72/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,390
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Redon Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Béganne: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Béganne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Béganne
Is Béganne safe?
Béganne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6 recorded violent incidents and 10.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Béganne expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Béganne grades B for cost of living.
About Béganne
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Béganne is a commune of 1,493 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Redon Agglomération. 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.
