Ménéac 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% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 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 Ménéac 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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Ménéac’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 80% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Ménéac records 100 deaths per 100 expected, above both Morbihan’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 298 residents of Ménéac died, against 233 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 28% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw128
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Ménéac · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel
14.2 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
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Ménéac keeps more of its old housing than Morbihan or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Ménéac is above both Morbihan’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Ménéac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Money is tighter in Ménéac than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,810 a year per consumption unit
In the comparison, Ménéac comes below both Morbihan’s towns (€26,665) and compared French towns (€25,970). Ménéac has 300 jobs for 550 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Unemployment stands at 7.7%.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot9%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
300
jobs based in Ménéac, 0.6 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 42% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ménéac
Is Ménéac safe?
Ménéac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 9.6 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Ménéac expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €8.59/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ménéac grades A+ for cost of living.
About Ménéac
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Ménéac is a commune of 1,476 people in the Ploërmel 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.
