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HœdicMorbihan

A town of 104 in Morbihan, Brittany.

Population

104

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€13.33

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

94%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Hœdic a good place to live?

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

What makes Hœdic stand out

The one thing Hœdic does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

79% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Dolmen de la Croix et menhir de la Vierge · Classé · Photo: Yodaspirine · CC BY-SA 3.0

Hœdic’s story

Hœdic in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Hœdic: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1926First protected: Dolmen de la Croix et menhir de la Vierge
2020Most recently protected: Phare des Grands-Cardinaux

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hœdic.

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Hœdic, fewer than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.8% of residents. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, close to Morbihan’s towns (27%) and above compared French towns (22%). Residents of Hœdic have a median age of 55.2.

55.2median age

HœdicMorbihan medianFrance median

Morbihan medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

27%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP23%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Hœdic
	Hœdic	Morbihan median	France median
Under 15	13%	15%	17%
15–24	7.8%	9.3%	11%
25–44	15%	20%	23%
45–64	38%	28%	26%
65+	27%	27%	22%
No diploma	15%	15%	19%
CAP or BEP	23%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	19%	18%
Higher education	32%	30%	30%

Full pageHœdic’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages55.2 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households60 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad0% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Hœdic?”

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

History

Hœdic keeps more of its old housing than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Hœdic is Dolmen de la Croix et menhir de la Vierge. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Dolmen de la Croix et menhir de la Vierge Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

Full pageHœdic’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes16% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Hœdic?”

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

Work & commute

94.3% of commuters in Hœdic go to work without a car, more than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns

17.1% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 50 residents in work, Hœdic has 50 jobs: 1.5 each. No commute at all: 2.9% of working residents here at the census.

94%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

On foot80%

Bicycle14%

Driving3%

Public transport0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Hœdic, 1.5 per working resident

17.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageHœdic’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work94% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 1.5 per working resident

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Hœdic is €13.33/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €12.69/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 9 homes were sold in Hœdic.

€13.33/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Hœdic€13.33/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Morbihan median€12.68/m²

€13.33/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.57 to €16.80/m² a month)

€12.69/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageHœdic’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€13.33/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hœdic

11pages on Hœdic

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 23.3 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing9 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors94% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 55.2 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Hœdic: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Inscrit

Fort d'HoedicFort · 19th c.

Inscrit

Phare des Grands-CardinauxLighthouse · 19th c.

Famous people from Hœdic

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Hœdic as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Hœdic’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 →

Le PalaisSarzeauQuiberonPiriac-sur-MerLe CroisicLa TurballeHœdic

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Hœdic	104	—	—	—	—	—
Le Palais	2,599	13	D⁻	D	C⁻	D⁻
Sarzeau	9,212	14	B	C⁻	B⁻	B⁻
Quiberon	4,876	15	D	D	C⁻	D
Piriac-sur-Mer Loire-Atlantique	2,685	16	D	C⁻	C⁻	C
Le Croisic Loire-Atlantique	4,056	17	B⁻	C⁻	B⁻	B⁻
La Turballe Loire-Atlantique	4,850	18	D	C⁻	C	D

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

About Hœdic

Commune in Morbihan, Brittany

Hœdic is a commune of 104 people in the Communauté de communes Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique. 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: 104 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Département: Morbihan (56)
Région: Brittany
Area: 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km²)
INSEE code: 56085

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.