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LangoëlanMorbihan

In Morbihan, Brittany, this town has 403 residents.

Is Langoëlan a good place to live?

Langoëlan isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 30% of homes. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Langoëlan stand out

The 2 things Langoëlan does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Barnabé
Église Saint-Barnabé · Inscrit · Photo: Lanzonnet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Langoëlan’s story

Langoëlan in pictures

Langoëlan has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1925First protected: Église Saint-Barnabé
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Langoëlan.

Who lives here

Few people in Langoëlan are 15 to 24: 7.2%, fewer than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns

The share of residents under 15 is 14%. 26% of adults hold a degree, below Morbihan’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Ages in Langoëlan split evenly at 54.8: half are older, half younger.

54.8median age
LangoëlanMorbihan medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 87 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 Langoëlan
LangoëlanMorbihan medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–247.2%9.3%11%
25–4417%20%23%
45–6434%28%26%
65+28%27%22%
No diploma20%15%19%
CAP or BEP27%27%26%
Baccalauréat23%19%18%
Higher education26%30%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Langoëlan: 41% were built before 1919, more than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. Langoëlan has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Langoëlan run lower than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €18,150 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment runs at 17.1%. 6.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Langoëlan: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.5 each).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Langoëlan, 0.5 per working resident
17.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€18,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
15%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Langoëlan costs less than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.55/m² a month

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

Houses accounted for 96% of sales, apartments for the rest. House rents are put at about €8.23/m² a month. 25 houses and apartments changed hands in Langoëlan from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.55/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Langoëlan€9.55/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Morbihan median€12.68/m²
€9.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.66 to €11.92/m² a month)
€8.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Langoëlan

11pages on Langoëlan

Landmarks

Langoëlan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Barnabé: Photo: Lanzonnet · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Langoëlan

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Langoëlan yet.

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Langoëlan’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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CléguérecRostrenenPontivyGuerlédanLe FaouëtPlouayCléguérecRostrenenPontivyGuerlédanLe FaouëtPlouayLangoëlan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Langoëlan403—————
Cléguérec2,8857.8—B−—C
Rostrenen Côtes-d'Armor3,2828.7AAC+B
Pontivy14,64013B−B−C−C
Guerlédan Côtes-d'Armor2,53213—A—C+
Le Faouët2,81414B+C+BC+
Plouay5,75515BB−AC−

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

About Langoëlan

Commune in Morbihan, Brittany

Langoëlan is a commune of 403 people in the Communauté de communes Roi Morvan 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
403 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Roi Morvan Communauté
Département
Morbihan (56)
Région
Brittany
Area
8.7 sq mi (22.6 km²)
INSEE code
56099

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.