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A town of 5,865 in Morbihan, Brittany.
Riantec grades B overall: better than 64% of compared French towns, and #32 of 54 in Morbihan. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is schools (A−): bac results 0.9 points above the expected rate; brevet results 0.7 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Riantec does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Riantec 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Riantec as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fortifications de la ville : Bastion 17 dit Le Papegaut, in Port-Louis, 1.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Riantec. Best known first.
MuseumFlore4.7 km northwest, in Lorient
MuseumMusée de la Compagnie des Indes3.7 km west, in Port-Louis
MuseumMusée national de la Marine de Port-Louis3.8 km west, in Port-Louis
MuseumCité de la voile Éric-Tabarly4.9 km northwest, in Lorient
MuseumEspace Découverte du sous-marin Flore4.7 km northwest, in LorientPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Riantec.
13% are under 15, below Morbihan’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.6% of the town. Residents of Riantec have a median age of 54.3.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Riantec | Morbihan median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €11.31/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 97% were houses. The estimated advertised rent is €13.34/m² a month, about level with Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,909/m² | 187 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Riantec is 92.2%, close to Morbihan’s towns (93.2%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 97% of 29 candidates passed the bac pro. Its schools’ results rank #32 of 62 in Morbihan.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de KerdurandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 128 | 91%+2 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Louis PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 315 | 98%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Julien CrozetBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 29 | 97%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 4.9 violent offenses and 11.3 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. For 2025, the figures show 95 offenses in Riantec. In 2025, family violence led the graded crimes in the town.
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 other physical violence and vehicle theft, 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, 5.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
For its 2,150 residents in work, Riantec has 1,150 jobs: 0.5 each. At the census, a tenth of working residents in Riantec went to work by public transport. Unemployment stands at 9.4%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Riantec has 8 family doctors. Its care home for older people (163 places) counts its residents as Riantec’s; allowing for it, deaths were 11% below expected. 821 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 755: 9% above. Also worth knowing: in Morbihan, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.4 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for 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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Nothing in Riantec is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Riantec.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riantec | 5,865 | — | B | C− | A− | B− |
| Locmiquélic | 4,093 | 1.3 | — | D | — | D |
| Port-Louis | 2,608 | 1.6 | — | D | — | D− |
| Larmor-Plage | 8,418 | 3.3 | A | D | A | A |
| Lanester | 23,263 | 3.8 | C+ | C | B− | C |
| Merlevenez | 3,174 | 3.8 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Plouhinec | 5,400 | 3.8 | C | C− | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #18 of 54 in Morbihan. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 26 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns and #32 of 62 in Morbihan. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Riantec grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Riantec is a commune of 5,865 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
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.