Quistinic’s strongest is cost of living (B+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car (C−). It also trails on jobs & income (C) — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 8.1% unemployment. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes.
Quistinic has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Quistinic 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 Quistinic.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Quistinic is harder to get around on foot than four in five compared French towns
At the census, 6.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,040 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Quistinic, 0.4 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 16% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Buying in Quistinic costs less than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €1,652/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.75/m² a month, lower than both Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €8.63/m² a month. The market in Quistinic: 59 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,652/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Quistinic€1,652/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,652/m²
59
€10.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €13.58/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Lorient Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Quistinic: 19% were built before 1919, more than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 3 of 4. Among the classé monuments in Quistinic is Château de la Villeneuve-Jacquelot. This Morbihan town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Quistinic’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 60% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Morbihan: 85.4 years for women, 79.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 150 deaths in Quistinic from 2016 to 2025; there were 137, 9% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Quistinic is Ghbs site Hopital du Scorff, 15 mi away.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Quistinic · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghbs site Hopital du Scorff
15 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
Quistinic has fewer young adults than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6% are 15 to 24
25% of residents are 65 or over, below Morbihan’s towns (27%) but above compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.
48.3median age
QuistinicMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education28%
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%.
Chapelle de Locmaria: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Cloître: Photo: Al1moro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de la Villeneuve-Jacquelot: Photo: Lanzonnet · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Quistinic
Is Quistinic safe?
Quistinic has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.3 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Quistinic expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Quistinic grades B+ for cost of living.
About Quistinic
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Quistinic is a commune of 1,444 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.
