Grand-Champ, #1 on this list · Photo: Fab5669 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Morbihan · 2026

Best places to live in Morbihan

Grand-Champ ranks first of 54 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Morbihan, and #48 of 3,798 French towns. 20 of the 54 grade A− or better; scores run from 76.6 down to 25.8.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

Grand-Champ

5,929 people

A⁺

Score 76.6·#48 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A⁺, schools A⁺·lowest: walkability C

Brech

7,052 people

Score 67.3·#307 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A, schools A·lowest: cost of living C

Larmor-Plage

8,418 people

Score 66.6·#347 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: jobs & income A, health A·lowest: cost of living D

All 54 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

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54 towns

#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1Grand-Champ5,929 people76.6top 1.2%A⁺#48 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, schools A⁺·lowest: walkability C

2Brech7,052 people67.3top 8.1%A#307 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, schools A·lowest: cost of living C

3Larmor-Plage8,418 people66.6top 9.1%A#347 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, health A·lowest: cost of living D

4La Gacilly3,995 people65.9top 10.2%A#390 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁻, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁺

5Séné9,554 people65.8top 10.4%A#397 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A, schools A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

6Nivillac4,951 people65.7top 10.6%A#402 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, schools A·lowest: walkability D

7Muzillac5,089 people64.8top 11.9%A#454 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living C

8Guer6,208 people64.4top 12.5%A#476 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: safety C⁺

9Arradon5,835 people64.4top 12.7%A#482 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, health A·lowest: cost of living D

10Guidel12,338 people63.5top 13.9%A#529 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁺, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: cost of living C⁻

11Quéven8,991 people62.7top 15.3%A⁻#581 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living C

12Allaire3,955 people61.4top 17.9%A⁻#682 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁺, safety A·lowest: health D

13Baud6,367 people60.6top 19.3%A⁻#732 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁺, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: health C⁻

14Surzur5,211 people60.0top 20.5%A⁻#778 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income B·lowest: walkability C

15Sainte-Anne-d'Auray2,889 people60.0top 20.6%A⁻#782 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, safety B⁺·lowest: cost of living C

16Kervignac7,204 people59.9top 20.6%A⁻#785 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, safety A·lowest: walkability C⁻

17Locminé4,773 people59.4top 21.9%A⁻#831 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A, walkability B⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁺

18Questembert8,133 people59.4top 21.9%A⁻#832 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁻, schools A⁻·lowest: cost of living C⁺

19Elven6,651 people58.9top 23.3%A⁻#884 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability C

20Carentoir3,232 people58.3top 24.7%A⁻#939 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, safety B⁺·lowest: jobs & income C

21Languidic8,042 people58.0top 25.1%B⁺#955 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability D

22Ploërmel10,163 people57.9top 25.6%B⁺#973 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: safety C⁺

23Ploeren6,790 people57.5top 26.4%B⁺#1,003 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, health A⁻·lowest: cost of living C⁻

24Pont-Scorff4,037 people57.2top 26.9%B⁺#1,023 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁺, safety A·lowest: health D

25Plescop6,362 people56.4top 29.0%B⁺#1,101 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁻, jobs & income B⁺·lowest: cost of living C

26Saint-Avé12,470 people56.1top 29.8%B⁺#1,133 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A⁻, schools A⁻·lowest: cost of living C⁻

27Theix-Noyalo8,500 people54.6top 33.5%B⁺#1,272 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: cost of living C

28Ploemeur18,872 people54.3top 34.3%B⁺#1,305 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, safety A⁻·lowest: cost of living D

29Le Faouët2,814 people54.2top 34.6%B⁺#1,316 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, safety B·lowest: jobs & income C⁺

30Gourin3,960 people54.1top 35.0%B⁺#1,329 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, safety B·lowest: health C⁻

31Pluméliau-Bieuzy4,632 people54.0top 35.2%B#1,339 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income B⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

32Riantec5,865 people53.9top 35.6%B#1,353 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁻, safety A⁻·lowest: cost of living C⁻

33Caudan7,206 people53.5top 36.5%B#1,387 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A⁺, schools A·lowest: health C⁻

34Plouay5,755 people53.0top 37.9%B#1,440 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, jobs & income B·lowest: health C⁻

35Sarzeau9,212 people52.8top 38.5%B#1,462 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁻, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: cost of living C⁻

36Josselin2,584 people52.6top 39.2%B#1,490 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B⁺·lowest: health C⁻

37Vannes55,790 people51.9top 41.4%B#1,571 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, schools A⁻·lowest: cost of living D

38Pluneret6,262 people50.4top 45.6%B⁻#1,732 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, safety B·lowest: cost of living C⁻

39Pluvigner7,682 people50.1top 46.4%B⁻#1,761 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁻, schools B⁺·lowest: health C⁻

40Baden5,086 people49.8top 47.1%B⁻#1,791 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A⁻, jobs & income B⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁻

41Pontivy14,640 people48.9top 49.9%B⁻#1,897 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, walkability A⁻·lowest: safety C⁻

42Inzinzac-Lochrist6,691 people47.6bottom 46.5%B⁻#2,031 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁻, schools B⁺·lowest: health C⁻

43Lanester23,263 people45.7bottom 41.3%C⁺#2,229 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, schools B⁺·lowest: cost of living C

44Auray14,207 people44.0bottom 36.9%C⁺#2,398 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, schools A·lowest: safety D

45Carnac4,194 people42.6bottom 33.5%C#2,526 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A⁻, schools B⁺·lowest: safety D⁻

46Mauron3,163 people42.6bottom 33.5%C#2,527 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B⁺, safety B⁺·lowest: schools D⁻

47Hennebont15,910 people42.5bottom 33.1%C#2,543 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools B⁺, walkability B⁺·lowest: health C⁻

48Plouhinec5,400 people40.8bottom 29.2%C#2,691 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety B, jobs & income B⁻·lowest: cost of living C⁻

49Lorient58,329 people38.7bottom 23.7%C⁻#2,897 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, schools B⁺·lowest: safety D

50Ploemel3,175 people37.4bottom 20.9%C⁻#3,006 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income B⁺, safety B·lowest: walkability C⁻

51Belz3,893 people34.1bottom 14.1%D#3,262 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety B, jobs & income C⁺·lowest: health D

52Quiberon4,876 people29.2bottom 6.5%D#3,550 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, jobs & income B⁺·lowest: cost of living D

53Erdeven4,008 people26.2bottom 3.1%D⁻#3,681 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools C⁺, safety C·lowest: health D

54Le Palais2,599 people25.8bottom 2.6%D⁻#3,698 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁻, jobs & income B⁻·lowest: health D⁻

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Morbihan?

Grand-Champ ranks first of 54 graded towns of 2,500 or more: safety (A+) and schools (A+) are its strongest grades; walkability (C) is its lowest. Brech and Larmor-Plage follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Morbihan, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Morbihan page.

Photos: Grand-Champ, Fab5669 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Brech, Mike Finn from Worcester, United Kingdom (CC BY 2.0) · Larmor-Plage, Jack Mamelet (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #70 of November 9, 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.