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A town of 1,277 in Morbihan, Brittany.
Calan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 66% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Calan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Calan 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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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Calan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Calan.
On this, Calan is above both Morbihan’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 12% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Calan | Morbihan median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 2.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 5.5% of the labour force are out of work. Calan has 100 jobs for 650 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Calan’s deaths ran at 104 per 100 expected, above both Morbihan’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B.
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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Calan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price, so the Cost Grade uses rent alone.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
In the comparison, Calan comes below Morbihan’s towns (93.2%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Ouen - La Salle PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 55 | 100%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Calan’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église de la Trinité: Photo: LionelRauch · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Calan.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calan | 1,277 | — | — | C+ | — | D |
| Cléguer | 3,460 | 2.6 | — | B− | — | C− |
| Plouay | 5,755 | 2.7 | B | B− | A | C− |
| Inzinzac-Lochrist | 6,691 | 4 | B− | C+ | A− | C− |
| Caudan | 7,206 | 5.1 | B | C | C+ | C− |
| Pont-Scorff | 4,037 | 5.2 | B+ | C | A | D |
| Hennebont | 15,910 | 5.5 | C | C | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Calan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 49% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Calan is a commune of 1,277 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) · 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.