Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Croix-Helléan.
Who lives here
A town of families: 19% of people in La Croix-Helléan are under 15, more than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
26% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below both Morbihan’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents.
42.8median age
La Croix-HelléanMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education26%
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
La Croix-Helléan 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 Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in La Croix-Helléan; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in La Croix-Helléan are out of work than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.9%
6.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 150 jobs are based in La Croix-Helléan, for 450 working residents (0.3 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,260 a year.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in La Croix-Helléan, 0.3 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
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 La Croix-Helléan is 80.0%, below both Morbihan’s towns (96.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). General-bac pupils go 5.4 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 1.7 mi off.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Croix-Helléan
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
La Croix-Helléan is a commune of 892 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.
