Cost of living is its strong suit — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 44% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It lags on health as well (C) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Holiday and other second homes account for 11% of homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Péaule 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 Péaule 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 Péaule.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Fewer people in Péaule are out of work than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.8%
The census found 4.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Jobs located in Péaule: 750, for 1,250 residents in work (0.6 each). Half of residents lived on more than €24,950 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Morbihan’s towns (€26,665).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
750
jobs based in Péaule, 0.6 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,950
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 19% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
More deaths than expected: Péaule is above 70% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Péaule is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Redon Carentoir, 13.4 mi away. 238 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 249: 4% below. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Péaule come to 96 per 100 predicted. Life expectancy in Morbihan: 85.4 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Péaule · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Redon Carentoir
13.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Redon Carentoir
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Renting in Péaule costs less than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.24/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €2,061/m², below Morbihan’s towns (€2,715/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Houses made up 96% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Péaule recorded 98 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€2,061/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Péaule€2,061/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,067/m²
94
€10.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.24 to €12.72/m² a month)
5.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,270
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Arc Sud Bretagne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Péaule keeps more of its old housing than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Péaule, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Péaule than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: 23% of adults
The share of residents under 15 is 17%. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, lower than Morbihan’s towns (27%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). 9.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
45.8median age
PéauleMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Péaule 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 3.8 cases of violence against people and 7.3 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Recorded offenses in Péaule came to 16 in 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Péaule (2025).
3.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage10
Burglary6
Armed robbery0
Fraud19
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.
3.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
41.6%
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 (41.6% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Parc zoologique du château de Branféré and 2 more in and around Péaule
Family days out and heritage in and near Péaule. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Péaule
Is Péaule safe?
Péaule has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 10 acts of criminal damage.
Is Péaule expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Péaule grades B+ for cost of living.
About Péaule
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Péaule is a commune of 2,929 people in the Communauté de communes Arc Sud Bretagne. 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.
