School results are strong: brevet results 5 points above the expected rate. Le Faouët ranks #29 of 54 in Morbihan, with a B+ overall. Nationally, it does better than nearly two thirds of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag (C+): 1.6 jobs per working resident; 11.6% unemployment. At the median price of €1,578/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Roi Morvan Communauté. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Le Faouët 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Faouët.
History
Le Faouët is rich in protected monuments: 32 per 10,000 residents, more than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Morbihan’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Le Faouët is Chapelle Saint-Sébastien. The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments locally: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
An older town: 37% of people in Le Faouët are 65 or over, more than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns
Graduates make up nearly a fifth of adults. 12% are under 15, below Morbihan’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. In addition, the share aged 15 to 24 is 7.5%.
56.1median age
Le FaouëtMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Le Faouët run higher than in 64% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Le Faouët is Ghbs Hopital la Villeneuve, 11.9 mi away. Its two care homes for older people (207 places) count their residents as Le Faouët’s; allowing for them, deaths were 7% below expected. 720 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 563: 28% above. Life expectancy in Morbihan: 85.4 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw128
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Le Faouët · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghbs Hopital la Villeneuve
16.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chru Brest site Hopital de Carhaix
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Le Faouët has less crime per resident than 60% of compared French towns
In all, 48 offenses reached the police record in Le Faouët in 2025. Violence against people ran at 3.9 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 15.4 (2023–2025 average). Jobs outnumber working residents in Le Faouët (1,550 to 950): it draws people in from around. The graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
3.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage34
Sexual violence7
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence24
Fraud18
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.
3.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
48
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
21.5%
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 · When family violence, other physical violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (21.5% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
HousingCost of living C+
Le Faouët gets a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.67/m² a month, below Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. 118 sales of houses and apartments in Le Faouët, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,578/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €9.82/m² a month.
€1,578/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Faouët€1,578/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,584/m²
116
€11.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.92 to €15.28/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.82/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,070
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Roi Morvan Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Money is tighter in Le Faouët than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,460 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 11.6%, above both Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 7.1% of working residents in Le Faouët didn’t travel to work at all. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 8.9% of commuters travelled at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
1,550
jobs based in Le Faouët, 1.6 per working resident
11.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 55% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Faouët
Is Le Faouët safe?
It grades B for safety, #33 of 54 in Morbihan. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 34 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Le Faouët good?
They grade A, better than 88% of compared French towns and #26 of 62 in Morbihan. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Le Faouët expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,578/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Faouët grades C+ for cost of living.
About Le Faouët
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Le Faouët is a commune of 2,814 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
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.
