Carentoir grades A− overall: better than 75% of compared French towns, and #20 of 54 in Morbihan. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 9.9% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 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 overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Carentoir 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 Carentoir.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Carentoir than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.54/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,439/m²: 144 houses and apartments sold in Carentoir between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.33/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 97% were houses.
€1,439/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Carentoir€1,439/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,436/m²
139
€9.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.51 to €12.13/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.33/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de l'Oust à Brocéliande
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Carentoir runs lower than in 73% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Carentoir was family violence (2025). Violence against people averaged 8.7 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 8. For 2025, the figures show 56 offenses here.
8.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence18
Criminal damage18
Sexual violence14
Other physical violence6
Armed robbery0
Fraud17
Theft without violence8
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.
8.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
56
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
19.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 19.4% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Carentoir than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: 21% of adults
Over-65s are 29% of the population. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.6%, below Morbihan’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here.
51.3median age
CarentoirMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Incomes in Carentoir run lower than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €23,570 a year per consumption unit
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 9.9%.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot4%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
1,100
jobs based in Carentoir, 0.9 per working resident
9.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,570
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 35% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Carentoir’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 57% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its two care homes for older people (119 places) count their residents as Carentoir’s; allowing for them, deaths were 10% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 518 residents of Carentoir died, against 432 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% more. The nearest emergency department to Carentoir is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Redon Carentoir, 11.5 mi away. Also worth knowing: at birth, a girl in Morbihan can expect 85.4 years and a boy 79.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Carentoir · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Redon Carentoir
11.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Redon Carentoir
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Carentoir
Is Carentoir safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #24 of 54 in Morbihan.
Is Carentoir expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,439/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Carentoir grades A for cost of living.
About Carentoir
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Carentoir is a commune of 3,232 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Oust à Brocéliande. 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
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.
