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A town of 2,306 in Morbihan, Brittany.
Bréhan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Bréhan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bréhan 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.
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Bréhan has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bréhan.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,462/m², lower than both Morbihan’s towns (€2,715/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Bréhan recorded 76 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,462/m² | 76 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 8.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 61 | 93%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Morbihan, women can expect to live 85.4 years and men 79.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Adjusted for age and care homes, Bréhan records 98 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Morbihan’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 450 residents of Bréhan died, against 306 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 47% more. The nearest emergency department to Bréhan is Chcb site Kerio, 10.5 mi away.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents. 13% are under 15, below Morbihan’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The age that splits Bréhan in two is 51.8.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Bréhan | Morbihan median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 14.4% of commuters at the census. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,580 a year. At the census, nearly a tenth of working residents in Bréhan didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. Before 1919: that is when one in ten homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Bréhan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix de chemin: Photo: ISORE14 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bréhan yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Bréhan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 88% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bréhan grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Bréhan is a commune of 2,306 people in the Communauté de communes Pontivy 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
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.