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A town of 808 in Morbihan, Brittany.

Is Lanvaudan a good place to live?

Lanvaudan is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Puits et niche du Lion
Puits et niche du Lion · Inscrit · Photo: Lanzonnet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lanvaudan’s story

Lanvaudan in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Lanvaudan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1933.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1933First protected: Fontaine Saint-Roch et son enceinte
  • 1934Most recently protected: Puits et niche du Lion
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lanvaudan.

History

Old homes shape Lanvaudan: 12% were built before 1919, more than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Lanvaudan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Most of the list is bridges and other works: 2 of 3. The protected list starts in the 17th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
17th c.
oldest protected part
1933
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Lanvaudan, above Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns

Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Morbihan’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. At 46.3, the median resident of Lanvaudan sits in the middle of the age range.

46.3median age
LanvaudanMorbihan medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lanvaudan
LanvaudanMorbihan medianFrance median
Under 1520%15%17%
15–248.4%9.3%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6428%28%26%
65+24%27%22%
No diploma16%15%19%
CAP or BEP34%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education24%30%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Lanvaudan, 6.2%, runs below Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns

Median disposable income comes to €24,300 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Lanvaudan counts 0.3 jobs (100 jobs, 350 workers). At the census, 8.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Lanvaudan, 0.3 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
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 Lanvaudan costs less than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.75/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €10.32/m² a month. The market in Lanvaudan: 23 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€10.75/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lanvaudan€10.75/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Morbihan median€12.68/m²
€10.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €13.58/m² a month)
€10.32/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 Lanvaudan

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Lanvaudan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Fontaine Saint-Roch et son enceinte: Photo: LionelRauch · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Puits et niche du Lion: Photo: Lanzonnet · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Lanvaudan

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

How we find them →

Lanvaudan’s neighbors

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

All towns in Morbihan →
PlouayInzinzac-LochristCléguerHennebontLanguidicCaudanPlouayInzinzac-LochristCléguerHennebontLanguidicCaudanLanvaudan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lanvaudan808—————
Plouay5,7554.1BB−AC−
Inzinzac-Lochrist6,6914.1B−C+A−C−
Cléguer3,4605.8—B−—C−
Hennebont15,9106.2CCC+C−
Languidic8,0426.4B+C+A−C
Caudan7,2067.4BCC+C−

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

About Lanvaudan

Commune in Morbihan, Brittany

Lanvaudan is a commune of 808 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lorient Agglomération. 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
808 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Lorient Agglomération
Département
Morbihan (56)
Région
Brittany
Area
7 sq mi (18.2 km²)
INSEE code
56104

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.