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La Trinité-sur-MerMorbihan

1,845 people live in this town in Morbihan, Brittany.

Is La Trinité-sur-Mer a good place to live?

Work and incomes are strong: 1.5 jobs per working resident; 9.7% unemployment. Cost of living is its weak spot (D) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 15.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for health and B for walkability. Holiday and other second homes account for 66% of homes.

Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. La Trinité-sur-Mer has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes La Trinité-sur-Mer stand out

The 3 things La Trinité-sur-Mer does most differently from other towns.

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How La Trinité-sur-Mer grades

Each subject compares La Trinité-sur-Mer 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.

How grading works

La Trinité-sur-Mer has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Alignements du Petit-Ménec
Alignements du Petit-Ménec · Classé · Photo: Superbass · CC BY-SA 4.0
La Trinité-sur-Mer’s story

La Trinité-sur-Mer in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, La Trinité-sur-Mer counts 8 historic monuments: 6 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.

  • 1889First protected: Alignements du Petit-Ménec
  • 2023Most recently protected: Dolmens de Kervilor-er Rohec
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Nearby attractions

Musée de Préhistoire de Carnac and 12 more in and around La Trinité-sur-Mer

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near La Trinité-sur-Mer. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

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

Photo credits (1)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Trinité-sur-Mer.

Who lives here

Children make up only 9.6% of La Trinité-sur-Mer, fewer than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group: 4.6%, lower than both Morbihan’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). 48% of residents have reached 65. Degrees are held by 47% of adults.

63.7median age
La Trinité-sur-MerMorbihan medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education47%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in La Trinité-sur-Mer
La Trinité-sur-MerMorbihan medianFrance median
Under 159.6%15%17%
15–244.6%9.3%11%
25–4413%20%23%
45–6426%28%26%
65+48%27%22%
No diploma11%15%19%
CAP or BEP18%27%26%
Baccalauréat17%19%18%
Higher education47%30%30%

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

HousingCost of living D

Buying in La Trinité-sur-Mer costs more than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €5,971/m²

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

Advertised rents are estimated at €14.65/m² a month, above both Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). La Trinité-sur-Mer recorded 139 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €12.54/m² a month.

€5,971/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

La Trinité-sur-Mer€5,971/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€5,946/m²78
Apartments€5,971/m²61
€14.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.27 to €19.05/m² a month)
15.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,070
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique

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

Schools

93.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.5 points below the expected rate

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

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.3 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.8 mi away.

93.9%passed the brevetB+School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

La Trinité-sur-Mer93.9%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Saint-Michel PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège6297%+1 pt

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93.9%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1.5 pts against the expected rate
1.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Incomes in La Trinité-sur-Mer run higher than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns: a median €33,490 a year per consumption unit

18.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment runs at 9.7%.

18%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving72%
On foot8%
Public transport6%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
850
jobs based in La Trinité-sur-Mer, 1.5 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 60% of compared French towns

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

History

More protected monuments for its size in La Trinité-sur-Mer than in Morbihan or compared French towns: 43 per 10,000 residents

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

Homes from before 1919 make up 9% of the total. Among the classé monuments in La Trinité-sur-Mer is Alignements du Petit-Ménec. On the Culture ministry’s list, La Trinité-sur-Mer counts 8 historic monuments: 6 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.

8historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé6
Inscrit2
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1889
first monument protected
9%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%
43
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

HealthHealth B

La Trinité-sur-Mer records 85 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 92 in Morbihan’s towns and 88 in compared French towns

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

Life expectancy in Morbihan: 85.4 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 415 deaths in La Trinité-sur-Mer between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 403: 3% above. The town has 2 family doctors.

−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw103
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in La Trinité-sur-Mer · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chba site D Auray
13.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Oceane
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about La Trinité-sur-Mer

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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, La Trinité-sur-Mer counts 8 historic monuments: 6 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Allée couverte dite Er-Roh: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen de Mané Rohr: Photo: Auregann · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen sous tumulus de Kermarker: Photo: Llann Wé² · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from La Trinité-sur-Mer

2 notable people were born in La Trinité-sur-Mer.

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La Trinité-sur-Mer’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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CarnacCrachPloemelLe BonoAurayBadenCarnacCrachPloemelLe BonoAurayBadenLa Trinité-sur-Mer
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Trinité-sur-Mer1,845——D—B
Carnac4,1941.9CDD−B
Crach3,4233.2—D—C−
Ploemel3,1754.9C−C−BC−
Le Bono2,6085.5—C−—C−
Auray14,2075.9C+DDC+
Baden5,0866.4B−C−BA−

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

Questions about La Trinité-sur-Mer

Is La Trinité-sur-Mer safe?

La Trinité-sur-Mer has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 18.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 9 acts of criminal damage. With 850 jobs for 550 working residents, La Trinité-sur-Mer draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.

Are schools in La Trinité-sur-Mer good?

They grade B+, better than 72% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is La Trinité-sur-Mer expensive to live in?

Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Trinité-sur-Mer grades D for cost of living.

About La Trinité-sur-Mer

Commune in Morbihan, Brittany

La Trinité-sur-Mer is a commune of 1,845 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
1,845 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Département
Morbihan (56)
Région
Brittany
Area
2.7 sq mi (7.1 km²)
INSEE code
56258

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 November 4, 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.