Elven grades A− overall: better than 77% of compared French towns, and #19 of 54 in Morbihan. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 39% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,645/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 2 points above the expected rate.
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 Elven 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Elven than in 75% of compared French towns
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 6.5 violent offenses and 9.9 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The police record for Elven lists 107 offenses in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
6.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage44
Other physical violence17
Burglary14
Family violence13
Theft from vehicles12
Sexual violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud33
Theft without violence17
Drug use5
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.
6.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
107
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.8%
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 · For vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 4.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Elven has lower unemployment than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7%
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.8% of commuters at the census. Elven holds 2,100 jobs; 3,050 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. At the census, 4.5% of working residents in Elven didn’t travel to work at all.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
2,100
jobs based in Elven, 0.7 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,170
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 28% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Elven, above Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%. 18% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Morbihan’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 35% have a degree.
41.4median age
ElvenMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education35%
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
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Elven run higher than in 63% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Elven is Chba site de Vannes, 8.8 mi away. 566 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 519: 9% above. Its care home for older people (89 places) counts its residents as Elven’s; allowing for it, deaths were 7% below expected. Average lifespans in Morbihan: 85.4 years for women, 79.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Elven · 4.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chba site de Vannes
8.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chba site de Vannes
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Elven is Ancienne forteresse ou ancien château de Largouët. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Homes from before 1919 make up 9.8% of the total, higher than both Morbihan’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Elven earns a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,645/m²: 188 houses and apartments sold in Elven between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.87/m² a month, below Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Among the homes sold, 88% were houses.
€2,645/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Elven€2,645/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,604/m²
166
€11.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.49 to €14.84/m² a month)
6.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,030
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Elven
Is Elven safe?
It grades A− for safety, #20 of 54 in Morbihan. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 44 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Elven good?
They grade A, better than 89% of compared French towns and #20 of 62 in Morbihan. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Elven expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,645/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Elven grades C+ for cost of living.
About Elven
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Elven is a commune of 6,651 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération. 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
6,651 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
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