Bignan has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 37% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,803/m², a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Centre Morbihan Communauté.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bignan 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 Bignan.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Bignan than in Morbihan or compared French towns: 29 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Bignan is Allée couverte de Kergonfalz. The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in the town: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Homes from before 1919 make up 11% of the total, higher than both Morbihan’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Fewer people in Bignan are out of work than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.2%
At the census, 4.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,360 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
850
jobs based in Bignan, 0.7 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 14% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Bignan run higher than in 81% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
236 deaths in Bignan between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 234: 1% above. Adjusted for age and care homes, Bignan records 101 deaths per 100 expected, above both Morbihan’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Bignan is Chba site de Vannes, 14.7 mi away. Life expectancy in Morbihan: 85.4 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Bignan · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chba site de Vannes
13.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Oceane
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Bignan than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 79.0%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its collèges and lycées rank #61 of 62 in Morbihan on results. The brevet pass rate near Bignan is 84.5%, below Morbihan’s towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. Also worth knowing: for collège, the closest is 2.3 mi away.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Bignan has fewer young adults than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 8.1% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, below both Morbihan’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town. The share of residents under 15 is 16%.
48median age
BignanMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
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%.
Dolmen sous tumulus de Kergonfalz: Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Kerguéhennec et ses dépendances: Photo: Koinzel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix du bourg: Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fontaine Saint-Éloi: Photo: Hanzo56 · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bignan
Is Bignan safe?
Bignan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Bignan good?
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bignan expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,803/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bignan grades B for cost of living.
About Bignan
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Bignan is a commune of 2,757 people in the Communauté de communes Centre Morbihan 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.
