Aged 15 to 24: 8.5% of residents. 33% of residents are 65 or over, above Morbihan’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Graduates make up a fifth of adults.

55.9median age

LignolMorbihan medianFrance median

Morbihan medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

33%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lignol
	Lignol	Morbihan median	France median
Under 15	12%	15%	17%
15–24	8.5%	9.3%	11%
25–44	16%	20%	23%
45–64	31%	28%	26%
65+	33%	27%	22%
No diploma	21%	15%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	19%	18%
Higher education	20%	30%	30%

Full pageLignol’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages55.9 median age · 33% are 65 or over Households430 households · 2 people per household Born abroad12% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Lignol?”

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

History

Old homes shape Lignol: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns

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

2 of the 3 are houses and mansions. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit3

16th c.

oldest protected part

1925

first monument protected

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Age of homes14% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Lignol?”

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

Work & commute

Lignol has higher unemployment than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 16.6%

Households’ median disposable income: €22,590 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Lignol number 150, against 300 residents in work (0.5 per worker). 4.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%

On foot3%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

150

jobs based in Lignol, 0.5 per working resident

16.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€22,590

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

12%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€22,590 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

A home in Lignol sells for €1,127/m², less than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns

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

The estimated advertised rent is €9.55/m² a month, below both Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.63/m² a month. The market in Lignol: 59 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€1,127/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Lignol€1,127/m²

Median of towns€2,430/m²

Morbihan median€2,715/m²

By type	Median per m²	Sales
Houses	€1,127/m²	59

€9.55/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.66 to €11.92/m² a month)

€8.63/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLignol’s cost of living pageOpen the page

PricesMedian sale price €1,127/m² Renting€9.55/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Manoir de Kerduel and 2 more in and around Lignol

Heritage and museums in and near Lignol. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauManoir de Kerduelin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Coscroin town MuseumMuseumMaison de la Chauve-Souris4.4 km southwest, in Kernascléden

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Everything we know about Lignol

13pages on Lignol

The big questions

Cost of livingMedian €1,127/m² · rent €9.55/m² a month Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 17.1 mi away Housing59 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute150 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors7% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 55.9 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Chapelle Saint-YvesChapel · 16th c.

Domaine du CoscroChâteau · 17th c.

Photo credits

Chapelle Saint-Yves: Photo: Lanzonnet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domaine du Coscro: Photo: Lanzonnet · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Lignol

2 notable people were born in Lignol.

Their page →

Corentin Le Floc'hFrench politician · 1754–1794

Louis Le BastardFrench resistance fighter · 1906–1945

Lignol’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 →

PlouayLe FaouëtCléguérecCléguerInzinzac-LochristPluméliau-BieuzyLignol

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lignol	861	—	—	—	—	—
Plouay	5,755	8.2	B	B⁻	A	C⁻
Le Faouët	2,814	10	B⁺	C⁺	B	C⁺
Cléguérec	2,885	12	—	B⁻	—	C
Cléguer	3,460	13	—	B⁻	—	C⁻
Inzinzac-Lochrist	6,691	13	B⁻	C⁺	A⁻	C⁻
Pluméliau-Bieuzy	4,632	13	B	C⁺	A⁺	C⁺

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

About Lignol

Commune in Morbihan, Brittany

Lignol is a commune of 861 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: 861 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Roi Morvan Communauté
Département: Morbihan (56)
Région: Brittany
Area: 14.9 sq mi (38.6 km²)
INSEE code: 56110

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.