Merlevenez’s strongest is jobs & income — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 5.7% unemployment. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C−): 66% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Merlevenez has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Merlevenez 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 Merlevenez.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Merlevenez has lower unemployment than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7%
2.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 4.7% of working residents in Merlevenez didn’t travel to work at all.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
500
jobs based in Merlevenez, 0.4 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 23% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Merlevenez’s median home price is €2,797/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Merlevenez recorded 66 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.34/m² a month, close to Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €11.25/m² a month.
€2,797/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Merlevenez€2,797/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,797/m²
66
€13.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.67 to €16.69/m² a month)
7.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.25/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,340
median annual income per consumption unit, Blavet Bellevue Océan Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Merlevenez is Église Notre-Dame-de-Joie. Homes from before 1919 make up 4% of the total, lower than 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
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Merlevenez run higher than in 57% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (19 places) counts its residents as Merlevenez’s; allowing for it, deaths were 10% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 233 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 231, 1% 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. There are 3 general practitioners here.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Merlevenez · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghbs site Hopital du Scorff
5.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghbs site Hopital du Scorff
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up 19% of Merlevenez, above Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, lower than both Morbihan’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 25% of adults. Typical age in Merlevenez: 45.8, the median.
45.8median age
MerlevenezMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Merlevenez has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2.8 cases of violence against people and 7.9 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). For 2025, the figures show 23 offenses in Merlevenez. Burglary topped the graded crimes in Merlevenez (2025).
2.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary13
Criminal damage10
Armed robbery0
Fraud18
Theft without violence13
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.
2.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
40.1%
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 · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (40.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Merlevenez
Is Merlevenez safe?
Merlevenez has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 10 acts of criminal damage.
Is Merlevenez expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Merlevenez grades C− for cost of living.
About Merlevenez
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Merlevenez is a commune of 3,174 people in the Blavet Bellevue Océan 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.
