Malestroit’s best grade is for schools — brevet results 4.1 points above the expected rate. At €2,045/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de l'Oust à Brocéliande. It is strong on health as well (A) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. People aged 65 and over make up 39% of residents.
Figures: 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. Malestroit 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.
Each subject compares Malestroit 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 Malestroit.
History
Malestroit is rich in protected monuments: 43 per 10,000 residents, more than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is houses and mansions: 7 of 11. Among the classé monuments in Malestroit is Église Saint-Gilles. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Malestroit counts 11 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 9 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up only 9.9% of Malestroit, fewer than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns
People 65 and over make up nearly two fifths of the town, higher than both Morbihan’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 7.9% of residents. Graduates make up 28% of adults.
59.1median age
MalestroitMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Schools around Malestroit do better than those of 95% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Malestroit, 96.5% passed the brevet, above Morbihan’s towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. School results put the town #9 of 62 in Morbihan. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 8.5 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Getting about on foot is easier in Malestroit than in 86% of compared French towns
15.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Malestroit has 1,900 jobs for 900 working residents, 2.1 per worker. Unemployment stood at 8.2%, below Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot11%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,900
jobs based in Malestroit, 2.1 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Malestroit’s ages would predict, 74 per 100 expected, under Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 527 residents of Malestroit died, against 559 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% fewer. 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. 8 GPs practise locally. The nearest emergency department to Malestroit is Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel, 8.7 mi away.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Malestroit · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel
8.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Renting in Malestroit costs less than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.13/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Malestroit recorded 100 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 80% were houses. That is the middle of 100 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,715/m² for the median of compared towns in Morbihan.
€2,045/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Malestroit€2,045/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,989/m²
80
€11.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.61 to €14.39/m² a month)
5.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.37/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de l'Oust à Brocéliande
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Malestroit has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 8.6 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 12.1. Malestroit’s tally for 2025: 53 recorded offenses. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Malestroit (2025).
8.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage27
Other physical violence14
Family violence12
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence28
Fraud16
Drug use7
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.
8.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
53
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
25.0%
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 sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 25.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Écluse de Malestroit (Malastred) 25 and 5 more in and around Malestroit
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Malestroit. Best known first.
Église Saint-Gilles: Photo: Guillaume de clermont 60 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison du 15e siècle, appelée Maison de la Truie qui file, ou Maison des Singes: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison du 16e siècle: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison Le Moué: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cyrille Monnerais: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY 3.0 · Hervé Juvin: Librairie Mollat, CC BY 3.0 · Blandine Bellavoir: A. Perron, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Philippe Noguès: Jeje56650, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bernard Mélois: Michèle Mélois, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pascal Olivard: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0
Malestroit’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Malestroit
Is Malestroit safe?
Malestroit has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Malestroit good?
They grade A+, better than 95% of compared French towns and #9 of 62 in Morbihan. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Malestroit expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,045/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Malestroit grades B− for cost of living.
About Malestroit
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Malestroit is a commune of 2,558 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Oust à Brocéliande. 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.
