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A town of 1,126 in Morbihan, Brittany.
Caro has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 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 one thing Caro does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Caro 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’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Caro; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1937.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Caro.
Unemployment stood at 5.7%, below both Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.1% of commuters at the census. For its 500 residents in work, Caro has 250 jobs: 0.5 each. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,620 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,262/m², lower than both Morbihan’s towns (€2,715/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €8.56/m² a month. Caro recorded 53 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,262/m² | 53 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 14th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Caro; none is classé, France’s top protection. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 105 residents of Caro died, against 123 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. In Morbihan, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.4 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. The nearest emergency department to Caro is Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel, 5.9 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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, below Morbihan’s towns (27%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. Half of Caro is older than 47.3, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Caro | Morbihan median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Caro; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Caro yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caro | 1,126 | — | — | A | — | B |
| Malestroit | 2,558 | 4.4 | — | B− | — | A |
| Val d'Oust | 2,807 | 5 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Ploërmel | 10,163 | 5.4 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Sérent | 3,429 | 8.4 | — | B− | — | C− |
| Carentoir | 3,232 | 10 | A− | A | B+ | C+ |
| Guer | 6,208 | 10 | A | A− | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Caro has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 8 recorded violent incidents and 10.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Caro grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Caro is a commune of 1,126 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
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.