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A town of 612 in Morbihan, Brittany.

Is Le Saint a good place to live?

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

What makes Le Saint stand out

The 3 things Le Saint does most differently from other towns.

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Ossuaire · Inscrit · Photo: Lanzonnet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Le Saint’s story

Le Saint in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Saint, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1931.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1931First protected: Croix de Bouthiry
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Saint.

Who lives here

Le Saint has fewer young adults than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 3.9% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 23% of adults. 31% of residents are 65 or over, above both Morbihan’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 14% of residents.

55.4median age
Le SaintMorbihan medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Saint
Le SaintMorbihan medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–243.9%9.3%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6430%28%26%
65+31%27%22%
No diploma19%15%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education23%30%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Le Saint: 20% 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 protected list starts in the 16th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Saint, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
16th c.
oldest protected part
1931
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Le Saint run lower than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns: a median €22,760 a year per consumption unit

At the census, 7.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Le Saint has 250 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.9 per worker. 8.5% of the labour force are out of work.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Le Saint, 0.9 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

A home in Le Saint sells for €1,088/m², less than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns

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

Advertised rents are estimated at €10.44/m² a month, below both Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Among the homes sold, 98% were houses. 40 houses and apartments changed hands in Le Saint from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,088/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Le Saint€1,088/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,167/m²39
€10.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.98 to €13.67/m² a month)
€10.32/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Motte de la Butte-au-Trésor and 2 more in and around Le Saint

Heritage in and near Le Saint. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Le Saint

13pages on Le Saint

Landmarks

The list names few of Le Saint’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Croix de Bouthiry: Photo: Lionel Rauch · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Le Saint

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Saint as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Le Saint’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 →
GourinLe FaouëtScaërCarhaix-PlouguerBannalecChâteauneuf-du-FaouGourinLe FaouëtScaërCarhaix-PlouguerBannalecChâteauneuf-du-FaouLe Saint
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Saint612—————
Gourin3,9603.7B+BBC−
Le Faouët2,8145B+C+BC+
Scaër Finistère5,1788.6C+A−A−D
Carhaix-Plouguer Finistère7,41212CB+DC
Bannalec Finistère5,72513A−B−AC−
Châteauneuf-du-Faou Finistère3,65114B+A−B−C

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

About Le Saint

Commune in Morbihan, Brittany

Le Saint is a commune of 612 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
612 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Roi Morvan Communauté
Département
Morbihan (56)
Région
Brittany
Area
12.1 sq mi (31.3 km²)
INSEE code
56201

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 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.