Guer grades A overall: better than 88% of compared French towns, and #8 of 54 in Morbihan. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.1 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. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Guer 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 Guer.
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Guer costs less than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.72/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Guer is below both Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,809/m², comes from 187 sales of houses and apartments in Guer from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,809/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Guer€1,809/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,780/m²
170
€8.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.91 to €11.02/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de l'Oust à Brocéliande
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
In Guer, 15.5% of commuters go on foot, by bike or by public transport, against 9.2% in Morbihan’s towns and 13.4% in compared French towns
Guer has 4,700 jobs for 2,800 working residents, 1.7 per worker. Unemployment stood at 8.0%, close to Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and below compared French towns (10.1%).
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot7%
Bicycle5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,700
jobs based in Guer, 1.7 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 68% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Guer sees fewer deaths than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 84 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Guer, that is below both Morbihan’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 605 residents of Guer died, against 619 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Guer · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel
12.5 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
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Guer has more crime per resident than 58% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 136 offenses in the graded categories in Guer in 2025. For theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 1.7% of the index here.
11.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage48
Family violence33
Burglary18
Other physical violence16
Vehicle theft13
Sexual violence8
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence48
Fraud43
Drug use15
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.
11.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
136
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Château de Coëtbo: Photo: Pascal Greliche · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix située devant la chapelle Saint-Nicolas: Photo: Saghpg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · chapelle Saint-Étienne: Photo: Pascal Greliche · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Guer
Is Guer safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #43 of 54 in Morbihan. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 48 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Guer good?
They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns and #47 of 62 in Morbihan. The lycée stands out: 99% of 127 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Brocéliande 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 Guer expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,809/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Guer grades A− for cost of living.
About Guer
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Guer is a commune of 6,208 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Oust à Brocéliande. 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.
