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A town of 2,121 in Morbihan, Brittany.
Le Sourn has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 70% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,731/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Pontivy Communauté. Its strongest is schools (A): bac results 0.9 points above the expected rate; brevet results 7.1 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Le Sourn does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Sourn 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 TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Sourn as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Sainte-Tréphine, in Pontivy, 1.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Sourn.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
96.7% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Le Sourn, near Morbihan’s towns (96.4%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 92% passed the bac pro, of 176 candidates at 2 lycées. The closest collège is 1.6 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Romain RollandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 88 | 97%+7 pts |
| Lycée Joseph LothNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 228 | 96%−1 pt |
| Collège les Saints Anges PrivateBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 153 | 99%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 4.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 850 jobs are based in Le Sourn, for 900 working residents (1 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €26,390 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Morbihan’s towns (€26,665) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Morbihan, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.4 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 202 deaths in Le Sourn from 2016 to 2025; there were 165, 18% fewer. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Le Sourn is Chcb site Kerio, 4.7 mi away.
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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Children under 15 make up 16%, near Morbihan’s towns (15%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 27% of the population. The middle age in Le Sourn is 50.3.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Le Sourn | Morbihan median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,731/m², comes from 42 sales of houses and apartments in Le Sourn from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 42 homes were sold in the town.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,731/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Le Sourn. Best known first.
Nothing in Le Sourn is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Sourn yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Sourn | 2,121 | — | — | C+ | — | B+ |
| Pontivy | 14,640 | 2 | B− | B− | C− | C |
| Noyal-Pontivy | 3,606 | 4.9 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Pluméliau-Bieuzy | 4,632 | 5 | B | C+ | A+ | C+ |
| Cléguérec | 2,885 | 6.6 | — | B− | — | C |
| Évellys | 3,379 | 7.1 | — | B+ | — | D |
| Guerlédan Côtes-d'Armor | 2,532 | 11 | — | A | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Le Sourn has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 91% of compared French towns. 96% of 228 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Joseph Loth in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,731/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Sourn grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Le Sourn is a commune of 2,121 people in the Communauté de communes Pontivy 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
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.