Hennebont’s weakest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. With a C overall, Hennebont is better than a third of compared French towns and ranks #47 of 54 in Morbihan. Schools are its strong suit — bac results 0.7 points below the expected rate; brevet results 0.9 points above the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,500/m² takes 6.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Lorient Agglomération.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Hennebont 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 Hennebont.
History
19 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2020
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Hennebont is Chapelle Saint-Gunthiern de Locoyarn. Scaled to its population, that is 12 protected monuments for every 10,000 people here. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2020. 10 of the 19 are houses and mansions.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Hennebont sees more deaths than three in four compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Hennebont: 98 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,750 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,974, 13% more. At birth, a girl in Morbihan can expect 85.4 years and a boy 79.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Hennebont can choose among 13 GPs.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Hennebont · 6.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghbs site Hopital du Scorff
5.6 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
Brevet near Hennebont: 91.4% passed, against 93.2% in Morbihan’s towns and 87.5% in compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Hennebont, 95.0% passed the bac, lower than Morbihan’s towns (96.4%) yet higher than compared French towns (92.9%). The bac pro: 78% of 68 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. On school results, the town ranks #38 of 62 in Morbihan.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Unemployment in Hennebont, 12.2%, runs above Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
For its 6,400 residents in work, Hennebont has 5,450 jobs: 0.9 each. The median disposable income was €25,230 a year per consumption unit, below Morbihan’s towns (€26,665) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 2.5% of working residents in Hennebont didn’t travel to work at all.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport5%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,450
jobs based in Hennebont, 0.9 per working resident
12.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 72% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
The median sale price of homes in Hennebont is €2,500/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Hennebont, houses go for €2,455/m² and apartments for €2,558/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €11.46/m² a month. Houses were just over three fifths of what sold.
€2,500/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Hennebont€2,500/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,455/m²
403
Apartments
€2,558/m²
259
€12.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.51 to €15.65/m² a month)
6.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.46/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
More crime per resident in Hennebont than in 64% of compared French towns
Violence against people averaged 8.5 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 16.1. In 2025, 377 offenses were recorded in Hennebont. Also worth knowing: more of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
8.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage110
Burglary81
Family violence66
Other physical violence41
Theft from vehicles32
Sexual violence31
Vehicle theft16
Fraud89
Theft without violence71
Drug use52
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.
8.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
377
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. 25% of residents are 65 or over, close to Morbihan’s towns (27%) and above compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Hennebont in two is 47.9.
47.9median age
HennebontMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
Chapelle Saint-Gunthiern de Locoyarn: Photo: Kmh21 · CC0 · Porte-prison (anciennement porte de Broérech): Photo: Monstruosator · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame-de-Paradis et ses abords: Photo: Wikicaro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison bordant la route 168, près de la place de l'Église: Photo: Shadrak+ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Warren Barguil: Kdraw (Clémence LN), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Anthony Le Tallec: Maley, CC BY 2.0 · Jean de Montfort: Loyset Liédet, Public domain · Fabien Robert: User Kermaguer on Flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/39839693@N04/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Yves Le Saux: Robi59fr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nicolas Flégeau: Soldatryan58, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hennebont’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Hennebont
Is Hennebont safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #45 of 54 in Morbihan. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 81 burglaries and 110 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Hennebont good?
They grade B+, better than 74% of compared French towns and #38 of 62 in Morbihan. 97% of 240 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Victor Hugo in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Hennebont expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.82/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Hennebont grades C for cost of living.
About Hennebont
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Hennebont is a commune of 15,910 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.
