Melrand has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 9.5% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.8 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 Melrand 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Incomes in Melrand run lower than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: a median €24,130 a year per consumption unit
In the comparison, Melrand comes below both Morbihan’s towns (€26,665) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
350
jobs based in Melrand, 0.5 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 20% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Melrand’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 76% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Melrand’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, above both Morbihan’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 241 residents of Melrand died, against 222 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Melrand · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chcb site Kerio
11.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chcb site Kerio
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
More protected monuments for its size in Melrand than in Morbihan or compared French towns: 44 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Melrand sits above both Morbihan’s towns (6.7) and compared French towns (2.5) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Melrand: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Melrand is Tumulus de Saint-Fiacre.
Chapelle Saint-Fiacre: Photo: Jean Jan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle de Locmaria et sa fontaine: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Calvaire sur socle et autel: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chapelle Notre-Dame du Guelhouit: Photo: Jean Jan · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Melrand
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Melrand yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Melrand
Is Melrand safe?
Melrand has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.6 recorded violent incidents and 9.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Melrand expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.75/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Melrand grades B+ for cost of living.
About Melrand
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Melrand is a commune of 1,598 people in the Communauté de communes Baud 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.
