Good on most counts; one lags. Its strongest is schools — bac results 2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.8 points above the expected rate. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €1,222/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Roi Morvan Communauté. Put together, the subjects come to a B+ overall, ranking #30 of 54 in Morbihan. Nationally, it does better than nearly two thirds of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023.
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 Gourin 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 Gourin.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Gourin than in Morbihan or compared French towns: 20 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Gourin is Allée couverte, dite Minguionnet. The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments here: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
Schools around Gourin do better than those of 87% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
96.0% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Gourin, near Morbihan’s towns (96.4%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 92% of 24 candidates passed the bac pro. Ranked by results, schools here are #28 of 62 in Morbihan.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Gourin: 33% are 65 or over, above Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below both Morbihan’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 12% of the population. Also worth knowing: among adults, 19% have a degree.
55.3median age
GourinMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 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
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Gourin sees more deaths than 77% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (80 places) counts its residents as Gourin’s; allowing for it, deaths were 1% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 562 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 639, 14% more. The nearest emergency department to Gourin is Chru Brest site Hopital de Carhaix, 9.3 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.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Gourin · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru Brest site Hopital de Carhaix
9.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chru Brest site Hopital de Carhaix
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Gourin has less crime per resident than 59% of compared French towns
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Gourin (2025). Jobs outnumber working residents in Gourin (1,750 to 1,450): it draws people in from around. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 8.8 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 10.7. Its tally for 2025: 68 recorded offenses.
8.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage26
Family violence13
Sexual violence11
Burglary11
Other physical violence7
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence20
Fraud19
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.
8.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
68
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.0%
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 and theft from vehicles, 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, 6.0% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Gourin than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.32/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Morbihan costs less to buy into than Gourin, at €1,222/m², the lowest of 88. The median price, €1,222/m², comes from 198 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 99% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€1,222/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gourin€1,222/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,222/m²
197
€11.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.64 to €14.84/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,070
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Roi Morvan Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Incomes in Gourin run lower than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: a median €23,490 a year per consumption unit
7.4% of Gourin’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 10.3%, higher than Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot8%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
1,750
jobs based in Gourin, 1.2 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 49% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gourin
Is Gourin safe?
It grades B for safety, #34 of 54 in Morbihan. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 26 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Gourin good?
They grade A, better than 87% of compared French towns and #28 of 62 in Morbihan. The lycée stands out: 98% of 49 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jeanne d'Arc in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gourin expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,222/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Gourin grades B for cost of living.
About Gourin
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Gourin is a commune of 3,960 people in the Communauté de communes Roi Morvan 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.
