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KervignacMorbihan

A town of 7,204 in Morbihan, Brittany.

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Is Kervignac a good place to live?

Kervignac grades A− overall: better than 79% of compared French towns, and #16 of 54 in Morbihan. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 56% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,987/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Blavet Bellevue Océan Communauté.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.

What makes Kervignac stand out

The one thing Kervignac does most differently from other towns.

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How Kervignac grades

Each subject compares Kervignac 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.

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Chambre dolménique
Chambre dolménique · Inscrit · Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kervignac’s story

Kervignac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Kervignac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

That’s 6.9 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 78% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

4.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1925First protected: Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Clarté de Locadour
  • 2025Most recently protected: Église Notre-Dame de Pitié
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kervignac.

Safety

Kervignac records less crime per resident than 93% of compared French towns

Police and gendarmerie recorded 73 offenses in the graded categories in Kervignac in 2025. Violence against people ran at 4 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 8.2 (2023–2025 average). For other physical violence, armed robbery, burglary and vehicle theft, 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, 8.6% of the index here.

4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade

Recorded by type · 2025

Family violence26
Criminal damage24
Theft from vehicles15
Sexual violence8
Fraud50
Theft without violence16

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.

4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
73
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.6%
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

History

5 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory

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

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Kervignac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 4.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

5historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit5
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected
4.6%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%
6.9
monuments per 10,000 residents · median town 2.5

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

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Fewer people in Kervignac are out of work than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.9%

That puts Kervignac below both Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Kervignac has 3,150 jobs for 3,300 working residents, 1 per worker. At the census, 4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
3,150
jobs based in Kervignac, 1 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 22% of compared French towns

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

HousingCost of living C

Kervignac gets a C for cost of living

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

The median price, €2,987/m², comes from 169 sales of houses and apartments in Kervignac from July 2023 to June 2026.

€2,987/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Kervignac€2,987/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,987/m²147
€12.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.50 to €15.67/m² a month)
7.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,340
median annual income per consumption unit, Blavet Bellevue Océan Communauté

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

88.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

On this, Kervignac is below Morbihan’s towns (93.2%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%).

98%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Kervignac88.7%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Kervignac95.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Paul LangevinNearest collègeCollègeCollège9891%+6 pts
Lycée Victor HugoNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée24097%±0 pts
Lycée Notre-Dame du Voeu PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée138100%+3 pts

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98%
passed the general and technological bac, +1.1 pts against the expected rate
78%
passed the vocational bac, −11 pts against the expected rate
88.7%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +0.2 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Kervignac are under 15, more than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns

In the comparison, Kervignac comes above both Morbihan’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 18% of the town.

42.6median age
KervignacMorbihan medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Kervignac
KervignacMorbihan medianFrance median
Under 1520%15%17%
15–2410%9.3%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6428%28%26%
65+18%27%22%
No diploma9.5%15%19%
CAP or BEP28%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education35%30%30%

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

HealthHealth C+

Kervignac’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 55% of compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

From 2016 to 2025, 370 residents of Kervignac died, against 412 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.

−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw90
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Kervignac · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghbs site Hopital du Scorff
5.2 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

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Locguénolé and 4 more in and around Kervignac

Heritage and museums in and near Kervignac. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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Everything we know about Kervignac

15pages on Kervignac

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Kervignac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Clarté de Locadour: Photo: Édouard Hue ( User:EdouardHue ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix armoriée de Kério: Photo: Édouard Hue ( User:EdouardHue ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domaine de Kerlivio: Photo: Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Notre-Dame de Pitié: Photo: br:User:Kadbzh · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Kervignac

2 notable people were born in Kervignac.

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Kervignac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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MerlevenezHennebontLanesterInzinzac-LochristRiantecLocmiquélicMerlevenezHennebontLanesterInzinzac-LochristRiantecLocmiquélicKervignac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Kervignac7,204—A−CAC+
Merlevenez3,1742.4—C−—C+
Hennebont15,9102.9CCC+C−
Lanester23,2634.4C+CB−C
Inzinzac-Lochrist6,6914.8B−C+A−C−
Riantec5,8654.9BC−A−B−
Locmiquélic4,0935.1—D—D

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

Questions about Kervignac

Is Kervignac safe?

It grades A for safety, #5 of 54 in Morbihan.

Are schools in Kervignac good?

They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns and #44 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 Kervignac expensive to live in?

Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,987/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.83/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Kervignac grades C for cost of living.

About Kervignac

Commune in Morbihan, Brittany

Kervignac is a commune of 7,204 people in the Blavet Bellevue Océan 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

Population
7,204 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Blavet Bellevue Océan Communauté
Département
Morbihan (56)
Région
Brittany
Area
15.2 sq mi (39.3 km²)
INSEE code
56094

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.