Guidel grades A overall: better than 86% of compared French towns, and #10 of 54 in Morbihan. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is schools (A+): brevet results 6.8 points above the expected rate.
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 Guidel 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
A home in Guidel sells for €3,460/m², more than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Guidel, houses go for €3,670/m² and apartments for €3,188/m². Houses made up nearly three fifths of the homes sold; apartments the rest. 446 houses and apartments changed hands locally from July 2023 to June 2026.
€3,460/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Guidel€3,460/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,670/m²
261
Apartments
€3,188/m²
185
€12.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.90 to €16.15/m² a month)
9.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.82/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Lorient Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Guidel runs lower than in 81% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 175 offenses in Guidel in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 5.1 violent offenses and 10.2 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
5.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage59
Family violence44
Burglary21
Theft from vehicles20
Sexual violence15
Other physical violence10
Vehicle theft6
Fraud89
Theft without violence38
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.
5.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
175
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Incomes in Guidel run higher than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €29,940 a year per consumption unit
5.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, about level with Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 7.6%. Per resident in work, Guidel counts 0.6 jobs (3,050 jobs, 5,000 workers).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,050
jobs based in Guidel, 0.6 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 26% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Guidel is a graduates’ town: 42% hold a degree, more than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns
The share aged 15 to 24 is 8%. 27% of residents are 65 or over, close to Morbihan’s towns (27%) and above compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Guidel in two is 50.
50median age
GuidelMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education42%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 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 B
Mortality in Guidel, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns: 83 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Morbihan is 85.4 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 992 deaths in Guidel between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,137: 13% below. The nearest emergency department to Guidel is Ghbs Hopital la Villeneuve, 6.3 mi away. There are 11 general practitioners in the town.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Guidel · 4.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghbs Hopital la Villeneuve
6.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghbs site Hopital du Scorff
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Guidel
Is Guidel safe?
It grades A− for safety, #14 of 54 in Morbihan. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 59 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Guidel good?
They grade A+, better than 99% of compared French towns and #2 of 62 in Morbihan. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Guidel expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.64/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Guidel grades C− for cost of living.
About Guidel
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Guidel is a commune of 12,338 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lorient Agglomération. 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.
