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A town of 2,074 in Morbihan, Brittany.
Étel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 9.2 recorded violent incidents and 25.2 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 €3,984/m², a 70 m² home costs 10.3 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 walkability (A): 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Étel does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Étel 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 lists 1 historic monument in Étel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2008.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Étel.
Étel sits above both Morbihan’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Children under 15 make up 8.3% of residents.
54% women, 46% men
About 87 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.
| Étel | Morbihan median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.3% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 47% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
Police and gendarmerie recorded 48 offenses in the graded categories in Étel in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Étel, burglary came up most often (2025). For sexual violence and vehicle theft, 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, 7.1% of the index here.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 14.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%). 11.1% of the labour force are out of work. Étel has 700 jobs for 550 working residents, 1.2 per worker.
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.
Half the homes sold went for more than €3,984/m², above both Morbihan’s towns (€2,715/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses in Étel sell for €3,836/m² and apartments for €4,439/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,836/m² | 106 |
| Apartments | €4,439/m² | 51 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Étel’s deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, above both Morbihan’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 485 residents of Étel died, against 410 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Étel, 86.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Morbihan’s towns (96.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La RivièreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 94 | 87%−4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Émile JamesNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 21 | 86%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Étel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Étel. Best known first.
Archaeological siteDomaine archéologique de Mané-Véchen1.8 km northwest, in PlouhinecAttractionAttractionNichtarguér3.4 km north, in BelzFortFortOppidum de Mané-Coh-Castel1.9 km north, in PlouhinecChâteauChâteauChâteau de Kéravéon4 km east, in ErdevenChâteauChâteauChâteau de Kercadio4.9 km east, in ErdevenPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Étel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Étel.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étel | 2,074 | — | — | D | D | C− |
| Belz | 3,893 | 1.7 | D | C− | B | D |
| Erdeven | 4,008 | 2.1 | D− | C− | C | D |
| Plouhinec | 5,400 | 3 | C | C− | B | C+ |
| Locoal-Mendon | 3,530 | 5.3 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Merlevenez | 3,174 | 5.8 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Ploemel | 3,175 | 5.8 | C− | C− | B | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.47/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Étel grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Étel is a commune of 2,074 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
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.