2.6% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
11% of homes stand empty (typical compared French town: 6.7%). Locally, 3.3% of households rent social housing (HLM). At 41%, the share of households headed by a retired person is higher than in 86% of compared French towns. Guégon had 2,365 residents in 1,110 households at the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Morbihan median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Guégon
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 140 second homes and occasional dwellings in Guégon, 10% of its 1,400 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 99% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Guégon’s residents are under 50.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 28% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Guégon ranks above 88% of compared French towns on second homes: 10%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
The figure for households without a car is 6.8% in Guégon and 11% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, second homes come to 2.1%.
+1% since 2012, a pace below 68% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −3%, and from 2017 to 2023 +3%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Morbihan town +7%.
Older than 85% of compared French towns: half of Guégon is over 50.6
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Guégon 50.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Guégon comes in at 8.3%. Residents aged 65 and over: 28% of the total.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
8.3% of households are single parents, fewer than in 76% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Morbihan median and the France median
Living alone · share
Just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, against 33% in Guégon. The share of single-parent households in the typical compared French town is 10%. The census found that 23% of households are couples with children here.
Half above, half below €24,560 a year in standard of living
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €24,560 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 65% of compared French towns. Residents below the poverty line make up 11.0%.
Guégon sits below 90% of compared French towns for households headed by a manager or professional (4.4%)
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Here 19% of households are headed by a manual worker, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 14%. The usual figure: 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 76% of compared French towns, at 3.6%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Guégon has 3.2%. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 78% of compared French towns: 22%
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
46% of residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Below 82% of compared French towns: 21% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
The census found that 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in Guégon. The comparison figure for graduates of higher education is 30% in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 2,365 to 2,582 people: this is the 12th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Guégon and its 6 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guégon | 50.6 | 28% | 10% | 3.6% |
| Josselin 2,584 · 2.1 mi | 52.7 | 34% | 8.4% | 11% |
| Plumelec 2,754 · 7.4 mi | 45.7 | 21% | 7.7% | 1.3% |
| Val d'Oust 2,807 · 8 mi | 46.1 | 22% | 10% | 2.4% |
| Sérent 3,429 · 8.2 mi | 43.2 | 22% | 7.3% | 2.2% |
| Ploërmel 10,163 · 8.5 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| Saint-Jean-Brévelay 2,869 · 9.4 mi | 45.5 | 22% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Guégon
What is the population of Guégon?
2,365 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (2,353).
How old are Guégon’s residents?
The median age is 50.6, older than 85% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Guégon?
140, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Guégon?
INSEE counts 86 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.6% of residents, and 76 foreign nationals (3.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Guégon?
€24,560 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 11.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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