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A town in Morbihan, Brittany, home to 1,494 people.
The weak point is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on cost of living as well: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too (C) — 81% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Brandérion 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 Brandérion 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.
Brandérion has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Brandérion has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brandérion.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 86 residents of Brandérion died, against 87 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, higher than both Morbihan’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Brandérion is Ghbs site Hopital du Scorff, 8.1 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Morbihan is 85.4 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
Unemployment stands at 6.9%. Brandérion has 250 jobs for 650 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €25,960 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Morbihan’s towns (€26,665) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.5%, below Morbihan’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 17% of residents are 65 or over. The middle age in Brandérion is 38.7.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Brandérion | Morbihan median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €13.34/m² a month, near Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 97% were houses. 35 houses and apartments changed hands in Brandérion from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,465/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 14th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 6.4%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Brandérion has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Domaine de Kerlivio (également sur commune de Kervignac): Photo: Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brandérion yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandérion | 1,494 | — | — | C | — | C− |
| Kervignac | 7,204 | 3 | A− | C | A | C+ |
| Languidic | 8,042 | 3.4 | B+ | C+ | A− | C |
| Hennebont | 15,910 | 3.6 | C | C | C+ | C− |
| Landévant | 4,056 | 4 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Inzinzac-Lochrist | 6,691 | 4.4 | B− | C+ | A− | C− |
| Merlevenez | 3,174 | 4.5 | — | C− | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Brandérion 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 8.1 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, so Brandérion grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Brandérion is a commune of 1,494 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lorient 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
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.