School results are strong: bac results 0.9 points above the expected rate; brevet results 7.1 points above the expected rate. Pontivy’s overall grade is B−, better than 50% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #41 of 54 in Morbihan. The weak point is safety: an average of 12.3 recorded violent incidents and 19 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Residents’ health trails most towns (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €1,770/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Pontivy Communauté.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Pontivy 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 Pontivy.
Schools
Brevet results near Pontivy run high: 95.3% passed, above Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km, 92% of 176 candidates passed the bac pro. The bac pass rate near Pontivy is 96.7%, near Morbihan’s towns (96.4%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #15 of 62 in Morbihan.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
19 historic monuments in Pontivy, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 1993, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Per 10,000 residents, Pontivy counts 13 protected monuments, higher than both Morbihan’s towns (6.7) and compared French towns (2.5). Among the classé monuments here is Sépulture circulaire de l'âge du fer. The protected list starts in prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Pontivy runs higher than in 84% of compared French towns
Recorded offenses in Pontivy came to 440 in 2025. The town has 9,250 jobs for 5,550 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
12.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage143
Other physical violence83
Burglary72
Family violence47
Sexual violence45
Theft from vehicles28
Vehicle theft22
Theft without violence115
Fraud95
Drug use52
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.
12.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
440
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · For armed robbery, 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, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Pontivy has higher unemployment than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 12.9%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,460 a year per consumption unit. 15.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot8%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
9,250
jobs based in Pontivy, 1.7 per working resident
12.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 77% 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: Pontivy 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.
For a family doctor, residents of Pontivy can choose among 8 GPs. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Pontivy come to 95 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 1,984 residents of Pontivy died, against 1,711 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% more. Average lifespans in Morbihan: 85.4 years for women, 79.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw116
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Pontivy · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chcb site Kerio
3.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chcb site Kerio
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A young town: 14% of people in Pontivy are 15 to 24, more than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Morbihan’s towns (15%). People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town. Pontivy has a median age of 43 years.
43median age
PontivyMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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
HousingCost of living B−
Renting in Pontivy costs less than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.47/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,770/m², comes from 593 sales of houses and apartments in Pontivy from July 2023 to June 2026. A house in Pontivy goes for €1,701/m², an apartment for €1,851/m². Houses accounted for three in five sales, apartments for the rest.
€1,770/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pontivy€1,770/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,701/m²
358
Apartments
€1,851/m²
235
€11.47/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.04 to €14.54/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,070
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pontivy Communauté
Château de Rohan: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Mériadec-de-Stival: Photo: Lanzonnet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison du 16e siècle dite rendez-vous de chasse des Rohan: Photo: B25es · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Sainte-Tréphine: Photo: Rhian · CC BY 2.0
Audrey Cordon-Ragot: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Marie Le Net: MFonzatti, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ferdinand Le Drogo: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · Arnaud Le Lan: User Kermaguer on Flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/39839693@N04/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paul Le Drogo: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · François André: LeCardinal, CC BY 4.0
Pontivy’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pontivy
Is Pontivy safe?
It grades C− for safety, #50 of 54 in Morbihan. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 72 burglaries and 143 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Pontivy good?
They grade A, better than 91% of compared French towns and #15 of 62 in Morbihan. 96% of 228 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Joseph Loth in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Pontivy expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,770/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pontivy grades B− for cost of living.
About Pontivy
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Pontivy is a commune of 14,640 people in the Communauté de communes Pontivy 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.
