Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its lowest grade is for walkability: 14% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health lags (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A tenth of its homes are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Forges de Lanouée has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Forges de Lanouée 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Forges de Lanouée.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
On foot, Forges de Lanouée works less well than nine in ten compared French towns
The median disposable income was €24,580 a year per consumption unit, below both Morbihan’s towns (€26,665) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.5% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs based in Forges de Lanouée number 350, against 950 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Unemployment stands at 7.4%.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
350
jobs based in Forges de Lanouée, 0.4 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,580
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 7% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
A home in Forges de Lanouée sells for €1,450/m², less than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.01/m² a month, lower than both Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €8.48/m² a month. Sales in Forges de Lanouée from July 2023 to June 2026: 95 houses and apartments.
€1,450/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Forges de Lanouée€1,450/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,450/m²
95
€9.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.87 to €11.81/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,730
median annual income per consumption unit, Ploërmel Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Adjusted for age and care homes, Forges de Lanouée sees more deaths than three in four compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Forges de Lanouée: 98 deaths for every 100 expected. 216 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 221: 2% below. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Forges de Lanouée is Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel, 9.6 mi away. In Morbihan, women can expect to live 85.4 years and men 79.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Forges de Lanouée · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel
9.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Forges de Lanouée is rich in protected monuments: 31 per 10,000 residents, more than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. Forges de Lanouée has 7 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). 14% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Forges de Lanouée hold a degree than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 19%
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Morbihan’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: a quarter of residents are 65 or older. Typical age in Forges de Lanouée: 49.3, the median.
49.3median age
Forges de LanouéeMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
100.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Forges de Lanouée is 100.0%, higher than both Morbihan’s towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (87.5%). A collège lies 2.9 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Forges de Lanouée has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The 2025 count: 11 offenses in Forges de Lanouée. Violence against people averaged 4 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 8.9. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage11
Armed robbery0
Theft from vehicles0
Fraud15
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.
4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
55.3%
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 family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary 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, 55.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château des Forges de Lanouée and 6 more in and around Forges de Lanouée
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Forges de Lanouée. Best known first.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: VIGNERON · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix des prêtres: Photo: VIGNERON · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nouveau cimetière: Photo: Ph. Saget · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison située à Le Coudray: Photo: Ph. Saget · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Forges de Lanouée
Is Forges de Lanouée safe?
Forges de Lanouée has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Forges de Lanouée good?
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Forges de Lanouée expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Forges de Lanouée grades A for cost of living.
About Forges de Lanouée
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Forges de Lanouée is a commune of 2,253 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
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.
