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LocminéMorbihan

A town of 4,773 in Morbihan, Brittany.

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Locminé, Morbihan · Fgaret · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Locminé a good place to live?

Locminé grades A− overall: better than 78% of compared French towns, and #17 of 54 in Morbihan. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.

StrongestAHealth

What makes Locminé stand out

The one thing Locminé does most differently from other towns.

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How Locminé grades

Each subject compares Locminé 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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Chapelle de la Congrégation, ou chapelle Notre-Dame de Plasquer
Chapelle de la Congrégation, ou chapelle Notre-Dame de Plasquer · Inscrit · Photo: Podgy piglet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Locminé’s story

Locminé in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Locminé; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

3.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Joseph-François Le Malliaud de Kerharnos, born in 1753, is the one person born in Locminé before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1925First protected: Église Saint-Sauveur ou Saint-Colomban
  • 1933Most recently protected: Fontaine Saint-Colomban
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Locminé.

HealthHealth A

Locminé loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 72 per 100 expected, below Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

The nearest emergency department to Locminé is Chcb site Kerio, 14.4 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 445 residents of Locminé died, against 438 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. Women in Morbihan live to 85.4 on average and men to 79.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 6 general practitioners here.

−28%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw102
Adjusted72
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Locminé · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chcb site Kerio
14.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Oceane
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.

Work & commuteJobs & income B−

Money is tighter in Locminé than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €24,650 a year per consumption unit

Locminé has 2,900 jobs for 2,050 working residents, 1.4 per worker. At the census, 3.6% of working residents in Locminé didn’t travel to work at all. 10.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, between Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot7%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,900
jobs based in Locminé, 1.4 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 72% of compared French towns

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

Safety

Locminé has less crime per resident than 66% of compared French towns

Locminé’s tally for 2025: 89 recorded offenses. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 8.5 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 9.7. The graded crime recorded most here was other physical violence (2025).

8.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade

Recorded by type · 2025

Other physical violence23
Criminal damage22
Family violence16
Burglary11
Sexual violence10
Theft from vehicles7
Fraud27
Theft without violence21

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.

8.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
89
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.3%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 6.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

HousingCost of living C+

A home in Locminé sells for €2,112/m², less than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Apartments in Locminé sell for €2,222/m², houses for €2,063/m². Houses are advertised at an estimated €10.07/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.71/m² a month, below Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike.

€2,112/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Locminé€2,112/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,063/m²136
Apartments€2,222/m²37
€11.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.04 to €15.17/m² a month)
5.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,070
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Centre Morbihan Communauté

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

History

Locminé: 3 historic monuments, none of them classé

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

3.7% of its homes were built before 1919, below Morbihan’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
16th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

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

Schools

Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Locminé than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 79.0%

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

93.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Locminé, close to Morbihan’s towns (93.2%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). Results rank its schools #55 of 62 in Morbihan. There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 13.5 mi away.

93.1%passed the brevetB−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Locminé93.1%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Locminé79.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollègeCollège5084%−1 pt
Lycée professionnel Louis ArmandNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée3479%−7 pts
Collège Jean-Pierre Calloch PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège11697%+4 pts
79%
passed the vocational bac, −7 pts against the expected rate
93.1%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2.5 pts against the expected rate
0.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Students and young workers shape Locminé: 12% are 15 to 24, above Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns

22% of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Morbihan’s towns (27%). Under-15s account for 17% of the population. At 42.5, the median resident of Locminé sits in the middle of the age range.

42.5median age
LocminéMorbihan medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Locminé
LocminéMorbihan medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–2412%9.3%11%
25–4424%20%23%
45–6425%28%26%
65+22%27%22%
No diploma21%15%19%
CAP or BEP28%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education24%30%30%

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

Nearby attractions

Centre aquatique Aqua'lud and 2 more in and around Locminé

Family days out and heritage in and near Locminé. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Locminé

15pages on Locminé

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Locminé; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Sauveur ou Saint-Colomban: Photo: Nathalie RIBIERE · CC BY 2.0 · Fontaine Saint-Colomban: Photo: Podgy piglet · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Locminé

4 notable people were born in Locminé.

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Photo credits

Annick Pizigot: Anonymous Unknown author , no author disclosure, Public domain

Locminé’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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PlumelinMoréacBignanSaint-Jean-BrévelayÉvellysCamorsPlumelinMoréacBignanSaint-Jean-BrévelayÉvellysCamorsLocminé
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Locminé4,773—A−C+B+A
Plumelin2,8851.8—B—D−
Moréac3,7042.6—B+—D
Bignan2,7572.7—B—C−
Saint-Jean-Brévelay2,8696—B−—D
Évellys3,3796.6—B+—D
Camors3,2608.3—B+—C−

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

Questions about Locminé

Is Locminé safe?

It grades B+ for safety, #28 of 54 in Morbihan. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 22 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Locminé good?

They grade B−, better than 47% of compared French towns and #55 of 62 in Morbihan. At the two collèges (Collège Jean Moulin and Collège Jean-Pierre Calloch), 93.1% passed the brevet, 2.5 points above the expected rate. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Locminé expensive to live in?

Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Locminé grades C+ for cost of living.

About Locminé

Commune in Morbihan, Brittany

Locminé is a commune of 4,773 people in the Communauté de communes Centre Morbihan 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
4,773 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Centre Morbihan Communauté
Département
Morbihan (56)
Région
Brittany
Area
1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²)
INSEE code
56117

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.