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CrédinMorbihan

A town of 1,483 in Morbihan, Brittany.

Is Crédin a good place to live?

Crédin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 18% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,615/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Pontivy Communauté. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 4.9 points above the expected rate.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Crédin stand out

The 2 things Crédin does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Crédin grades

Each subject compares Crédin 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.

How grading works

SchoolsAOpen →WalkabilityDOpen →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French townsDOpen →Cost of livingA−Open →Jobs & income7.2% unemploymentB+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Crédin’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Crédin’s story

No historic monuments in Crédin

The Culture ministry lists no building in Crédin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Encontre à Saint-Samson, in Rohan, 1.8 mi away.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crédin.

Schools

Schools around Crédin do better than those of 93% of compared French towns

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9 mi away. The closest collège is 1.8 mi off.

93.5%passed the brevetASchool Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Crédin93.5%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège6193%+3 pts
Collège Yves le BecBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège5394%+7 pts
93.5%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4.9 pts against the expected rate
1.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Work & commuteJobs & income B+

On foot, Crédin works less well than 87% of compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €25,200 a year per consumption unit, below Morbihan’s towns (€26,665) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 5.2% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs located in Crédin: 500, for 550 residents in work (0.9 each). The unemployment rate comes to 7.2%.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
500
jobs based in Crédin, 0.9 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 13% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth D

Adjusted for age and care homes, Crédin sees more deaths than 87% of compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Adjusted mortality in Crédin: 105 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 310 residents of Crédin died, against 210 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 48% more. The nearest emergency department to Crédin is Chcb site Kerio, 7.5 mi away. Women in Morbihan live to 85.4 on average and men to 79.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.

+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw148
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Crédin · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chcb site Kerio
8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chcb site Kerio
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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.

HousingCost of living A−

Renting in Crédin costs less than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.97/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Behind the median of €1,615/m²: 43 houses and apartments sold in Crédin between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.58/m² a month.

€1,615/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Crédin€1,615/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,615/m²43
€9.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.69 to €12.93/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,070
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pontivy Communauté

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Fewer people in Crédin hold a degree than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 20%

12% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, close to Morbihan’s towns (27%) and above compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Crédin: 48.3, the median.

48.3median age
CrédinMorbihan medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Crédin
CrédinMorbihan medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–2412%9.3%11%
25–4418%20%23%
45–6428%28%26%
65+27%27%22%
No diploma19%15%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education20%30%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Crédin

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Landmarks

Nothing in Crédin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Crédin

3 notable people were born in Crédin.

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Crédin’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Morbihan →
Noyal-PontivyÉvellysMoréacLoudéacPontivyBignanNoyal-PontivyÉvellysMoréacLoudéacPontivyBignanCrédin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Crédin1,483——A−—D
Noyal-Pontivy3,6066—C+—C+
Évellys3,3796.7—B+—D
Moréac3,7049—B+—D
Loudéac Côtes-d'Armor9,9879.2B+BCB
Pontivy14,6409.6B−B−C−C
Bignan2,75711—B—C−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Crédin

Is Crédin safe?

Crédin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6 recorded violent incidents and 7.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Crédin good?

They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Crédin expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,615/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Crédin grades A− for cost of living.

About Crédin

Commune in Morbihan, Brittany

Crédin is a commune of 1,483 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

Population
1,483 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pontivy Communauté
Département
Morbihan (56)
Région
Brittany
Area
13 sq mi (33.7 km²)
INSEE code
56047

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.