Guégon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 9% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Guégon 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 Guégon.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Guégon is harder to get around on foot than 86% of compared French towns
After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,560 a year per consumption unit. 4.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Guégon has 550 jobs for 1,000 working residents, 0.6 per worker.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
550
jobs based in Guégon, 0.6 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 14% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Guégon than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.01/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,534/m², lower than both Morbihan’s towns (€2,715/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 99 homes in Guégon.
€1,534/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Guégon€1,534/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,534/m²
99
€9.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.87 to €11.81/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.56/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−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Guégon run higher than in 77% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 5 general practitioners in Guégon. Adjusted mortality locally: 99 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 269 residents of Guégon died, against 272 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Guégon is Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel, 8.5 mi away.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Guégon · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel
8.5 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
Fewer people in Guégon hold a degree than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 21%
Children under 15 make up 15%, close to Morbihan’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.3% of the town. The 65-and-over age group makes up 28% of residents.
50.6median age
GuégonMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
History
More protected monuments for its size in Guégon than in Morbihan or compared French towns: 34 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Guégon is Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul. This Morbihan town has 8 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 6 inscrit, the second level. The pre-1919 share of homes is 18%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Guégon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Family violence topped the graded crimes in Guégon (2025). In all, 18 offenses reached the police record locally in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.8 cases of violence against people and 7.3 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
4.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence11
Criminal damage7
Armed robbery0
Fraud12
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.
4.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
54.5%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, 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, 54.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul: Photo: https://flickr.com/people/59067924@N00/ · CC BY 2.0 · Manoir du Val au Houx: Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Saint-Mélèc de Tréganteur: Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cimetière de Trégranteur: Photo: Hanzo56 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Guégon
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Guégon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Guégon
Is Guégon safe?
Guégon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Guégon 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 Guégon expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Guégon grades A for cost of living.
About Guégon
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Guégon is a commune of 2,365 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.
