Carnac grades C overall: better than 34% of compared French towns, and #45 of 54 in Morbihan. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 11.7 recorded violent incidents and 34 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €5,675/m², a 70 m² home costs 14.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 1.5 jobs per working resident; 10.7% unemployment.
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 Carnac 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 Carnac.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Carnac: 44% are 65 or over, above Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
For Carnac, that is above both Morbihan’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 8.5% of the town.
62.1median age
CarnacMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
44%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
72 historic monuments, more per resident than almost any compared French town
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 72 historic monuments in Carnac: 61 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 11 inscrit (the second level). Carnac has 172 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above both Morbihan’s towns (6.7) and compared French towns (2.5). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2020.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Carnac runs higher than in 98% of compared French towns
No compared town in Morbihan has more graded crime per resident than Carnac: it ranks last of 54. Police and gendarmerie recorded 166 offenses in the graded categories in Carnac in 2025. For armed robbery, 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, 0.5% of the index here.
11.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage59
Burglary40
Other physical violence25
Theft from vehicles15
Family violence10
Sexual violence10
Vehicle theft7
Theft without violence83
Fraud42
Drug use12
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.
11.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
34
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
166
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
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
HousingCost of living D
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Carnac than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: €14.36/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Carnac sits above both Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. No town in Morbihan costs more to buy into than Carnac, at €5,675/m², the highest of 88. The median price, €5,675/m², comes from 504 sales of houses and apartments in Carnac from July 2023 to June 2026.
€5,675/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Carnac€5,675/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,328/m²
241
Apartments
€5,978/m²
263
€14.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.04 to €18.68/m² a month)
14.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.96/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,070
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Carnac sees fewer deaths than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 83 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Carnac is below both Morbihan’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 691 residents of Carnac died, against 771 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Carnac · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chba site D Auray
15.3 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
Alignement du Ménec: Photo: Steffen Heilfort · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alignement et dolmen de Kerlescan: Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alignement et dolmen de Kermario: Photo: Gerhard Haubold · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Carnac
Is Carnac safe?
It grades D− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 40 burglaries and 59 acts of criminal damage. With 2,050 jobs for 1,350 working residents, Carnac draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Are schools in Carnac good?
They grade B+, better than 72% of compared French towns and #41 of 62 in Morbihan. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Carnac expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €5,675/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €5,328/m² (241 sales), apartments €5,978/m² (263 sales). Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Carnac grades D for cost of living.
About Carnac
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Carnac is a commune of 4,194 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
4,194 (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.
