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A town of 1,577 in Morbihan, Brittany.
Locmariaquer has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 13.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 6.3% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Locmariaquer does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Locmariaquer 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.
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Locmariaquer has 19 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 13 classé, the highest protection, and 6 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Locmariaquer.
Degrees are held by 39% of adults, above Morbihan’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Children under 15 count for 8% of the people here. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 5.9% of residents.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
| Locmariaquer | Morbihan median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 46% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €13.72/m² a month, above Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Locmariaquer recorded 91 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €12.54/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,876/m² | 72 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 6.3%, below both Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 8.3% of commuters travelled at the census. At the census, nearly a tenth of working residents in Locmariaquer didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is tombs and funerary monuments: 18 of 19. Among the classé monuments in Locmariaquer is Dolmen à galerie dans la base d'un tumulus circulaire. The town has 19 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 13 classé, the highest protection, and 6 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Locmariaquer is Chba site D Auray, 6.8 mi away. 2 GPs practise in the town. Average lifespans in Morbihan: 85.4 years for women, 79.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Locmariaquer. Best known first.
Locmariaquer has 19 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 13 classé, the highest protection, and 6 inscrit, the second level.
Dolmen à galerie dans la base d'un tumulus circulaire: Photo: Milca56 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dolmen à galerie dans la base d'un tumulus circulaire à Kerdaniel: Photo: Milca56 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dolmen à galerie dit Er-Roh: Photo: Jean-Charles GUILLO · Public domain · Dolmen des Pierres-Plates: Photo: Jean-Charles GUILLO · Public domain
2 notable people were born in Locmariaquer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locmariaquer | 1,577 | — | — | D | — | C+ |
| Baden | 5,086 | 3.8 | B− | C− | B | A− |
| Crach | 3,423 | 4.3 | — | D | — | C− |
| Le Bono | 2,608 | 4.6 | — | C− | — | C− |
| Carnac | 4,194 | 5.8 | C | D | D− | B |
| Plougoumelen | 2,664 | 6.1 | — | C− | — | C |
| Auray | 14,207 | 6.8 | C+ | D | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Locmariaquer has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 13.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Locmariaquer grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Locmariaquer is a commune of 1,577 people in the Communauté de communes Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique. 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.