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A town of 1,857 in Morbihan, Brittany.
Malguénac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 35% above 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 2 things Malguénac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Malguénac 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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The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Malguénac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1933.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Malguénac.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. From 2016 to 2025, 171 residents of Malguénac died, against 127 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 35% more. The nearest emergency department to Malguénac is Chcb site Kerio, 6.5 mi away.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Per resident in work, Malguénac counts 0.3 jobs (200 jobs, 850 workers). 7.4% of the labour force were unemployed, below Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. No commute at all: 4.4% of working residents locally at the census.
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.
The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Malguénac is Allée couverte de Saint-Nizon. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a tenth of the total, above both Morbihan’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. 20% of residents are 65 or over, below both Morbihan’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by a quarter of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Malguénac | Morbihan median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 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 €13.63/m² a month, above both Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A home here costs 4.4 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Pontivy Communauté. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.25/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,564/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Malguénac. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Malguénac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).
Fontaine Saint-Nicolas: Photo: LionelRauch · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cimetière désaffecté: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Malguénac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malguénac | 1,857 | — | — | C+ | — | D− |
| Cléguérec | 2,885 | 3.5 | — | B− | — | C |
| Pontivy | 14,640 | 3.9 | B− | B− | C− | C |
| Noyal-Pontivy | 3,606 | 7.6 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Pluméliau-Bieuzy | 4,632 | 7.7 | B | C+ | A+ | C+ |
| Guerlédan Côtes-d'Armor | 2,532 | 9.6 | — | A | — | C+ |
| Évellys | 3,379 | 11 | — | B+ | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Malguénac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.6 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 Malguénac grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Malguénac is a commune of 1,857 people in the Communauté de communes Pontivy 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
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.