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A town of 1,676 in Morbihan, Brittany.
Nostang has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 58% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,891/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Blavet Bellevue Océan Communauté.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Nostang 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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On the Culture ministry’s list, Nostang counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nostang.
Unemployment stood at 6.5%, below both Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.2% of commuters at the census. 300 jobs are based in Nostang, for 750 working residents (0.4 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,891/m², comes from 34 sales of houses and apartments in Nostang from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €12.19/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 34 homes were sold here.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,891/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, below both Morbihan’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.8%. Also worth knowing: nearly two in five adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Nostang | Morbihan median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Nostang is Chapelle de Locmaria. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. 7.1% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Nostang is Ghbs site Hopital du Scorff, 8.1 mi away. 106 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 118: 10% below. Women in Morbihan live to 85.4 on average and men to 79.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Violence against people ran at 5.3 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 13.1 (2023–2025 average). 2025 saw 17 offenses recorded in Nostang. Burglary topped the graded crimes in Nostang (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 44.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Nostang counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Légevin: Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle de Locmaria: Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nostang yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nostang | 1,676 | — | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Merlevenez | 3,174 | 2.8 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Landévant | 4,056 | 3.1 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Kervignac | 7,204 | 3.2 | A− | C | A | C+ |
| Landaul | 2,516 | 4.7 | — | C− | — | C |
| Locoal-Mendon | 3,530 | 4.9 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Plouhinec | 5,400 | 4.9 | C | C− | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Nostang has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 8 acts of criminal damage.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,891/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.34/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Nostang grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Nostang is a commune of 1,676 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
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.
