Plouay grades B overall: better than 62% of compared French towns, and #34 of 54 in Morbihan. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,253/m², a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Lorient Agglomération. Its strongest is safety (A): an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 8.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Plouay 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 Plouay.
Safety
Crime per resident in Plouay runs lower than in 90% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 75 offenses in the graded categories in Plouay in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Plouay, family violence came up most often (2025). For vehicle theft, 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, 5.1% of the index here.
4.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence22
Criminal damage21
Sexual violence12
Other physical violence8
Burglary7
Theft from vehicles5
Armed robbery0
Fraud22
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.
4.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
75
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.1%
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
HealthHealth C−
Plouay’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 77% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Plouay’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, above both Morbihan’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 679 residents of Plouay died, against 613 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Plouay · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghbs Hopital la Villeneuve
11.4 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
Plouay has 0.8 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
6.3% of Plouay’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 89% drove.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,900
jobs based in Plouay, 0.8 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 35% of compared French towns
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Plouay gets a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,253/m², comes from 147 sales of houses and apartments in Plouay from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.48/m² a month, below both Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,253/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Plouay€2,253/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,278/m²
137
€11.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.21 to €14.31/m² a month)
6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.67/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Lorient Agglomération
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Plouay
Is Plouay safe?
It grades A for safety, #8 of 54 in Morbihan. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 21 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Plouay good?
They grade B−, better than 49% of compared French towns and #54 of 62 in Morbihan. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Plouay expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,253/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Plouay grades B− for cost of living.
About Plouay
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Plouay is a commune of 5,755 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lorient Agglomération. 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.
