There are no grades for Île-d'Houat: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up just over three fifths of its housing. Over-65s are 49% of the population.
What makes Île-d'Houat stand out
The 2 things Île-d'Houat does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Île-d'Houat.
Who lives here
An older town: 49% of people in Île-d'Houat are 65 or over, more than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
The under-15s are 7% of the population here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5% of residents, below both Morbihan’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults.
64.4median age
Île-d'HouatMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
49%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 115 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
History
11 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
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 Île-d'Houat is Deux menhirs couchés. Homes from before 1919 make up 2.6% of the total.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
86.1% of commuters in Île-d'Houat go to work without a car, more than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
Just over a tenth of the labour force are out of work. Half of residents lived on more than €23,350 a year per consumption unit, below both Morbihan’s towns (€26,665) and compared French towns (€25,970). For its 50 residents in work, Île-d'Houat has 50 jobs: 1.2 each.
86%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
On foot72%
Bicycle14%
Driving5%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Île-d'Houat, 1.2 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,350
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'Houat
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Île-d'Houat is a commune of 219 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
219 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
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.
