Brech grades A overall: better than 92% of compared French towns, and #2 of 54 in Morbihan. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is safety (A): an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 9.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Brech 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 Brech.
Safety
Crime per resident in Brech runs lower than in 91% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Brech, burglary came up most often (2025). For vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 5.3% of the index here.
3.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary29
Criminal damage24
Theft from vehicles12
Family violence11
Other physical violence9
Sexual violence6
Armed robbery0
Fraud34
Theft without violence16
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
91
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
6 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Brech: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). 4.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C
The median sale price of homes in Brech is €3,025/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 222 sales of houses and apartments in Brech from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,715/m² for the median of compared towns in Morbihan.
€3,025/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Brech€3,025/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,982/m²
193
€12.68/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.05 to €16.00/m² a month)
7.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,070
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than Brech’s ages would predict, 80 per 100 expected, under Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Brech is below both Morbihan’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 544 residents of Brech died, against 605 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Brech · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chba site D Auray
11 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
Brech has lower unemployment than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2%
In the comparison, Brech comes below both Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Brech has 1,900 jobs for 3,100 working residents, 0.6 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,820 a year per consumption unit.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,900
jobs based in Brech, 0.6 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 30% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Brech
Is Brech safe?
It grades A for safety, #7 of 54 in Morbihan. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 29 burglaries and 24 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Brech good?
They grade A, better than 88% of compared French towns and #22 of 62 in Morbihan. The lycée stands out: 99% of 353 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Benjamin Franklin in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Brech expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.68/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Brech grades C for cost of living.
About Brech
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Brech is a commune of 7,052 people in the Communauté de communes Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique. 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
7,052 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
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.
