Meslan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 10.4% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (B): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.1 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 Meslan 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 Meslan.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Meslan is harder to get around on foot than 89% of compared French towns
At the census, 3.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €24,330 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Meslan, 0.3 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 11% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Meslan’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 74% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Meslan records 97 deaths per 100 expected, above both Morbihan’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Meslan · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghbs Hopital la Villeneuve
16.7 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
Old homes shape Meslan: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Meslan above both Morbihan’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Meslan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Meslan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 25 offenses in the graded categories in Meslan in 2025. For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 58.1% of the index here.
6.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage19
Burglary6
Armed robbery0
Fraud9
Drug use0
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.
6.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
58.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Meslan
Is Meslan safe?
Meslan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.1 recorded violent incidents and 13.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 19 acts of criminal damage.
Is Meslan expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.18/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Meslan grades B for cost of living.
About Meslan
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Meslan is a commune of 1,479 people in the Communauté de communes Roi Morvan 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.
