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GuillacMorbihan

A town of 1,396 in Morbihan, Brittany.

Is Guillac a good place to live?

Guillac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 22% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% 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 4.4 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.

What makes Guillac stand out

The 2 things Guillac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Guillac grades

Each subject compares Guillac 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.

How grading works

WalkabilityDOpen →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 11% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French townsDOpen →Cost of livingAOpen →Jobs & income7.8% unemploymentC−Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Abbaye de Saint-Jean-des-Prés
Abbaye de Saint-Jean-des-Prés · Classé · Photo: Tsaag Valren · CC BY-SA 4.0
Guillac’s story

Guillac in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Guillac counts 8 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 7 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Nouveau cimetière
  • 1998Most recently protected: Abbaye de Saint-Jean-des-Prés
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Abbaye de Saint-Jean-des-Prés and 9 more in and around Guillac

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Guillac. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Guillac.

Work & commuteJobs & income C−

Guillac is harder to get around on foot than 95% of compared French towns

Median disposable income comes to €24,850 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Guillac holds 200 jobs; 650 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. The jobless rate is 7.8%.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
200
jobs based in Guillac, 0.3 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 5% of compared French towns

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

HealthHealth D

Guillac loses more people than its age profile suggests, 111 per 100 expected, above Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

From 2016 to 2025, 129 residents of Guillac died, against 116 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more. In Morbihan, women can expect to live 85.4 years and men 79.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Guillac is Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel, 4.3 mi away.

+11%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw111
Adjusted111
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Guillac · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel
4.3 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

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.

HousingCost of living A

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Guillac 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.

The median sale price was €1,553/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 65 homes in Guillac. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.48/m² a month.

€1,553/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Guillac€1,553/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,553/m²65
€9.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.87 to €11.81/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.48/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

History

Old homes shape Guillac: 19% were built before 1919, more than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

For its size, Guillac has 57 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. Among the classé monuments in the town is Abbaye de Saint-Jean-des-Prés. On the Culture ministry’s list, Guillac counts 8 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 7 inscrit at the second. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 5 of 8.

8historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit7

Among them · Classé

10th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected
19%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%
57
monuments per 10,000 residents · median town 2.5

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Guillac has fewer young adults than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 8.5% are 15 to 24

Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Morbihan’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under-15s account for 17% of the population. Line up the people of Guillac by age and the one in the middle is 47.2.

47.2median age
GuillacMorbihan medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Guillac
GuillacMorbihan medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–248.5%9.3%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6433%28%26%
65+21%27%22%
No diploma18%15%19%
CAP or BEP34%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education24%30%30%

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Guillac

14pages on Guillac

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Guillac counts 8 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 7 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Nouveau cimetière: Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix de la Villemeno: Photo: Édouard Hue ( User:EdouardHue ) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fontaine Saint-Bertin: Photo: Édouard Hue ( User:EdouardHue ) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Guillac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Guillac yet.

How we find them →

Guillac’s 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 →
JosselinPloërmelVal d'OustSérentMalestroitPlumelecJosselinPloërmelVal d'OustSérentMalestroitPlumelecGuillac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Guillac1,396——A—D
Josselin2,5843.6BB+C+C−
Ploërmel10,1634.3B+C+C+B−
Val d'Oust2,8074.6—B+—A
Sérent3,4297—B−—C−
Malestroit2,5589.3—B−—A
Plumelec2,7549.3—B—B−

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

Questions about Guillac

Is Guillac safe?

Guillac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.6 recorded violent incidents and 11.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Guillac expensive to live in?

Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Guillac grades A for cost of living.

About Guillac

Commune in Morbihan, Brittany

Guillac is a commune of 1,396 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

Population
1,396 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Ploërmel Communauté
Département
Morbihan (56)
Région
Brittany
Area
8.5 sq mi (22 km²)
INSEE code
56079

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.