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GueltasMorbihan

A town of 551 in Morbihan, Brittany.

Is Gueltas a good place to live?

Gueltas is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Gueltas’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Gueltas’ story

No historic monuments in Gueltas

The Culture ministry lists no building in Gueltas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Encontre à Saint-Samson, in Rohan, 3 mi away.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gueltas.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Gueltas than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults

The under-15s are 19% of the population here. 7.7% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Morbihan’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents.

42.3median age
GueltasMorbihan medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Gueltas
GueltasMorbihan medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–247.7%9.3%11%
25–4425%20%23%
45–6424%28%26%
65+23%27%22%
No diploma18%15%19%
CAP or BEP35%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education19%30%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Incomes in Gueltas run lower than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €24,470 a year per consumption unit

7.6% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 4.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Gueltas number 100, against 250 residents in work (0.5 per worker).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Gueltas, 0.5 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

93.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 4.9 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.9 mi away. The nearest collège is 2.4 mi away.

93.5%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Gueltas93.5%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Yves le BecNearest collègeCollègeCollège5394%+7 pts
Collège Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège6193%+3 pts
93.5%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4.9 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Gueltas than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.97/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Gueltas recorded 20 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.97/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Gueltas€9.97/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Morbihan median€12.68/m²
€9.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.69 to €12.93/m² a month)
€8.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Gueltas

13pages on Gueltas

Landmarks

Nothing in Gueltas is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Gueltas

One notable person was born in Gueltas.

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Gueltas’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Morbihan →
Noyal-PontivyLoudéacPontivyÉvellysGuerlédanPlémetNoyal-PontivyLoudéacPontivyÉvellysGuerlédanPlémetGueltas
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Gueltas551—————
Noyal-Pontivy3,6064.6—C+—C+
Loudéac Côtes-d'Armor9,9876B+BCB
Pontivy14,6408B−B−C−C
Évellys3,3798.8—B+—D
Guerlédan Côtes-d'Armor2,53211—A—C+
Plémet Côtes-d'Armor3,76411AAAC+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Gueltas

Commune in Morbihan, Brittany

Gueltas is a commune of 551 people in the Communauté de communes Pontivy 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

Population
551 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pontivy Communauté
Département
Morbihan (56)
Région
Brittany
Area
8 sq mi (20.8 km²)
INSEE code
56072

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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.