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This town in Morbihan, Brittany has a population of 4,093.
Locmiquélic’s strongest subject is walkability (A) — just over three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 24% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Add schools to its strengths: bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 0.6 points above the expected rate. Health is its weak spot: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,996/m²: 70 m² comes to 8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Lorient Agglomération.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Locmiquélic has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Locmiquélic does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Locmiquélic 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.
Locmiquélic has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Locmiquélic as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fortifications de la ville : Bastion 17 dit Le Papegaut, in Port-Louis, 1.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Locmiquélic. Best known first.
MuseumFlore2.7 km west, in Lorient
MuseumMusée de la Compagnie des Indes2.6 km southwest, in Port-Louis
MuseumMusée national de la Marine de Port-Louis2.7 km southwest, in Port-Louis
MuseumCité de la voile Éric-Tabarly2.9 km west, in Lorient
MuseumEspace Découverte du sous-marin Flore2.8 km west, in LorientChâteauChâteauFort de Porh-Puns4.3 km southwest, in GâvresPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Locmiquélic.
550 jobs are based in Locmiquélic, for 1,600 working residents (0.3 per worker). 4.7% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 8.7%, near Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Women in Morbihan live to 85.4 on average and men to 79.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 594 residents of Locmiquélic died, against 504 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% more. Its care home for older people (62 places) counts its residents as Locmiquélic’s; allowing for it, deaths were 5% above expected. The town has 6 family doctors.
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.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
170 sales of houses and apartments in Locmiquélic, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,996/m². Among the homes sold, 89% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,948/m² | 152 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 36% of adults, higher than both Morbihan’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). 31% of residents have reached 65. The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Locmiquélic | Morbihan median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Locmiquélic, 96.1% passed the bac, about level with Morbihan’s towns (96.4%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The bac pro: 92% of 266 candidates passed at the 4 vocational lycées within 5 km. The closest collège is 1.1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de KerdurandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 128 | 91%+2 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Louis PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 315 | 98%±0 pts |
| Collège Notre-Dame du Pont PrivateBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 88 | 99%+12 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Locmiquélic is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Locmiquélic.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locmiquélic | 4,093 | — | — | D | — | D |
| Port-Louis | 2,608 | 1.2 | — | D | — | D− |
| Riantec | 5,865 | 1.3 | B | C− | A− | B− |
| Larmor-Plage | 8,418 | 2.4 | A | D | A | A |
| Lorient | 58,329 | 2.6 | C− | C− | D | C |
| Lanester | 23,263 | 2.7 | C+ | C | B− | C |
| Merlevenez | 3,174 | 4.6 | — | C− | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Locmiquélic has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.2 recorded violent incidents and 11.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns and #46 of 62 in Morbihan. 98% of 315 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Louis in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,996/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Locmiquélic grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Locmiquélic is a commune of 4,093 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lorient Agglomération. 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 November 4, 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.