Brandivy’s strongest is cost of living (B+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is hard to get around without a car: 1% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 7.1% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Brandivy 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 Brandivy 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 Brandivy.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Brandivy is harder to get around on foot than 99% of compared French towns
7.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. No commute at all: 7.0% of working residents in Brandivy at the census.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Brandivy, 0.2 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Brandivy has a higher adjusted death rate than 85% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Brandivy records 104 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 99 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 103, 4% more. Average lifespans in Morbihan: 85.4 years for women, 79.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The nearest emergency department to Brandivy is Chba site D Auray, 8.1 mi away.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Brandivy · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chba site D Auray
9.8 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
A town of families: 22% of people in Brandivy are under 15, more than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.8%, below Morbihan’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older. The median resident of Brandivy is 40.1 years old.
40.1median age
BrandivyMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education30%
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%.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Brandivy: 13% 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.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century. Brandivy has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Brandivy
Is Brandivy safe?
Brandivy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.1 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Brandivy expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,172/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Brandivy grades B+ for cost of living.
About Brandivy
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Brandivy is a commune of 1,466 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes 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
Population
1,466 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
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.
