Malansac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 0% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Malansac 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Malansac.
HealthHealth C−
Malansac’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 79% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Malansac records 100 deaths per 100 expected. 236 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, close to the 237 that France’s rates at each age predict. The nearest emergency department to Malansac is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Redon Carentoir, 10.3 mi away. 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.
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Malansac · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Redon Carentoir
10.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Redon Carentoir
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Malansac are 15 to 24: 7.9%, fewer than in Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
A quarter of adults hold a degree, below both Morbihan’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 28% of the population. Line up the people of Malansac by age and the one in the middle is 49.9.
49.9median age
MalansacMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Malansac costs less than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.24/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
80 sales of houses and apartments in Malansac, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,936/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 80 homes were sold here. Houses were 99% of what sold.
€1,936/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Malansac€1,936/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,944/m²
79
€10.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.24 to €12.72/m² a month)
5.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,540
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Questembert Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2008
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2008. The protected list starts in the 15th century. 14% of its homes were built before 1919, above Morbihan’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
3historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit3
15th c.
oldest protected part
1928
first monument protected
2008
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Money is tighter in Malansac than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €24,740 a year per consumption unit
Jobs located in Malansac: 650, for 950 residents in work (0.7 each). At the census, 9.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, about level with Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
650
jobs based in Malansac, 0.7 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 48% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Malansac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Violence against people ran at 5 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 6.4 (2023–2025 average). The 2025 count: 12 offenses in Malansac. Also worth knowing: among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was family violence (2025).
5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence6
Criminal damage6
Armed robbery0
Fraud14
Theft without violence6
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.
5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
48.9%
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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 48.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Parc de préhistoire de Bretagne and 6 more in and around Malansac
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Malansac. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Malansac
Is Malansac safe?
Malansac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Malansac good?
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Malansac expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,936/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Malansac grades B+ for cost of living.
About Malansac
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Malansac is a commune of 2,339 people in the Communauté de communes Questembert 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
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.
