A solid town with one catch. Its strongest subject is walkability (A) — 91% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At B overall, Josselin is better than just over three fifths of compared French towns and ranks #36 of 54 in Morbihan. The drawback 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. Homes sell for a median €1,720/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Ploërmel Communauté. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for safety, B for schools and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Josselin 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 Josselin.
History
Josselin is rich in protected monuments: 74 per 10,000 residents, more than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Josselin has 19 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 16 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Église Notre-Dame-du-Roncier. Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. 14 of the 19 are houses and mansions.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
On foot, Josselin works better than nine in ten compared French towns
At the census, 15.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,070 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Josselin counts 2.6 jobs (2,400 jobs, 900 workers). Unemployment runs at 11.4%.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot13%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
2,400
jobs based in Josselin, 2.6 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 90% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Josselin skews older, with 34% of residents 65 or over, more than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns
One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15. Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, below Morbihan’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Josselin has a median age of 52.7 years.
52.7median age
JosselinMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 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
HealthHealth C−
Josselin’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Josselin’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, higher than both Morbihan’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 782 residents of Josselin died, against 552 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 42% more. The nearest emergency department to Josselin is Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel, 7.3 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Josselin can choose among 2 GPs.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw142
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Josselin · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel
7.3 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
Renting in Josselin costs less than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.05/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
121 sales of houses and apartments in Josselin, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,720/m². A house rents for an estimated €8.48/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 83% were houses.
€1,720/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Josselin€1,720/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,781/m²
101
€10.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.68 to €13.17/m² a month)
4.9
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
Safety
Crime per resident in Josselin is higher than in 58% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie figures for Josselin show 52 offenses in 2025. Violence against people averaged 10.6 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 12.4. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
10.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage19
Other physical violence17
Family violence8
Sexual violence8
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence20
Fraud9
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.
10.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
52
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
15.3%
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 · For burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 15.3% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
100.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Josselin is 80.0%, below Morbihan’s towns (96.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Schools rank #50 of 62 in Morbihan.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Josselin
Is Josselin safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #43 of 54 in Morbihan.
Are schools in Josselin good?
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns and #50 of 62 in Morbihan. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Josselin expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,720/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Josselin grades B+ for cost of living.
About Josselin
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Josselin is a commune of 2,584 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
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.
