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664 people live in this town in Morbihan, Brittany.

Is Cruguel a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Cruguel has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes. The median home sells for €1,346/m².

What makes Cruguel stand out

The 2 things Cruguel does most differently from other towns.

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Maison
Maison · Inscrit · Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cruguel’s story

Cruguel in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Cruguel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1925First protected: Château des Timbrieux
  • 1996Most recently protected: Moulin à vent des Timbrieux
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cruguel.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Cruguel than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: 22% of adults

16% are under 15, about level with Morbihan’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 26% of residents. Half of Cruguel is older than 46.2, half younger.

46.2median age
CruguelMorbihan medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cruguel
CruguelMorbihan medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–2411%9.3%11%
25–4421%20%23%
45–6427%28%26%
65+26%27%22%
No diploma19%15%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education22%30%30%

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

History

Cruguel keeps more of its old housing than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Cruguel is Moulin à vent des Timbrieux. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). 3 of the 5 are houses and mansions. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.

5historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit4

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Cruguel than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €24,020 a year per consumption unit

4.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Jobs located in Cruguel: 50, for 300 residents in work (0.2 each). Unemployment stood at 10.5%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and above Morbihan’s towns (8.7%).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Cruguel, 0.2 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Cruguel costs less than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.01/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 31 homes were sold in Cruguel. That is the middle of 31 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,715/m² for the median of compared towns in Morbihan.

€1,346/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Cruguel€1,346/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,346/m²31
€9.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.87 to €11.81/m² a month)
€8.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château des Timbrieux and 2 more in and around Cruguel

Heritage in and near Cruguel. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Cruguel

13pages on Cruguel

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Cruguel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Moulin à vent des Timbrieux: Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison à la Ville au Lau: Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fontaine de Saint-Brieuc: Photo: Tsaag Valren · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château des Timbrieux: Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cruguel

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cruguel yet.

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Cruguel’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 →
PlumelecJosselinSérentSaint-Jean-BrévelayVal d'OustBignanPlumelecJosselinSérentSaint-Jean-BrévelayVal d'OustBignanCruguel
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cruguel664—————
Plumelec2,7543.7—B—B−
Josselin2,5845.7BB+C+C−
Sérent3,4295.7—B−—C−
Saint-Jean-Brévelay2,8696.7—B−—D
Val d'Oust2,8077.4—B+—A
Bignan2,7578.5—B—C−

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

About Cruguel

Commune in Morbihan, Brittany

Cruguel is a commune of 664 people in the Ploërmel 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
664 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Ploërmel Communauté
Département
Morbihan (56)
Région
Brittany
Area
6.7 sq mi (17.4 km²)
INSEE code
56051

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.