French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Gâvres out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 54% of homes. It skews older: 45% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Gâvres stand out
The 3 things Gâvres does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gâvres.
Who lives here
Few people in Gâvres are 15 to 24: 4.2%, fewer than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns
9.2% are under 15, below both Morbihan’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 45% of the town. At 62.9, the median resident of Gâvres sits in the middle of the age range.
62.9median age
GâvresMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
45%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Gâvres: 2 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Gâvres is Dolmen à couloir sous tumulus. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. Nearly a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, 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
Work & commute
More commuters in Gâvres walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 29.9%
Unemployment stood at 12.9%, higher than both Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Gâvres holds 100 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. Median disposable income comes to €24,790 a year per consumption unit.
30%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving62%
On foot13%
Public transport10%
Bicycle7%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Gâvres, 0.5 per working resident
12.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
86.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 2.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Gâvres, 97.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Morbihan’s towns (96.4%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 0.7 mi to the nearest one.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The median sale price of homes in Gâvres is €3,522/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 52 homes in Gâvres. The estimated advertised rent is €12.84/m² a month, near both Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€3,522/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gâvres€3,522/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,500/m²
51
€12.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.17 to €16.20/m² a month)
€11.25/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Gâvres
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Gâvres is a commune of 696 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lorient 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
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.
