Île-d'Arz has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 63% of homes. Over-65s are 46% of the population.
What makes Île-d'Arz stand out
The 2 things Île-d'Arz does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Île-d'Arz.
Who lives here
Children make up only 6.8% of Île-d'Arz, fewer than in Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 2.9% of the population. People 65 and over make up 46% of the town, higher than both Morbihan’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up nearly half of adults.
63median age
Île-d'ArzMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
46%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education49%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Île-d'Arz keeps more of its old housing than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3. Among the classé monuments in Île-d'Arz is Église de la Nativité ou Notre-Dame. This Morbihan town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
59.6% of commuters in Île-d'Arz go to work without a car, more than in Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €29,530 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Morbihan’s towns (€26,665) and compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 7.7% are unemployed. For its 100 residents in work, Île-d'Arz has 100 jobs: 1 each.
60%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Bicycle28%
Driving23%
Public transport19%
On foot13%
Motorbike or scooter2%
100
jobs based in Île-d'Arz, 1 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Île-d'Arz
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Île-d'Arz is a commune of 321 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes 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
Population
321 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
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.
