Photo: Flechino · Public domainHalf of Riantec is over 54.3, older than 93% of compared French towns
Nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, against 47% in Riantec. Flats: a tenth of the total. Fewer single-parent households than in 96% of compared French towns: 5.8%. At the 2023 Census Riantec was home to 5,865 people in 2,840 households.
Throughout this page, the Morbihan median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Riantec
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 400 second homes and occasional dwellings in Riantec, 12% of its 3,390 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 89% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Riantec’s residents are under 54.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A larger share of second homes than 89% of compared French towns: 12%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Compared with 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 4.4% of homes stand empty here. The usual figure: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households without a car account for 7.3%. On households in social housing, Riantec sits lower than 66% of compared French towns: 8.8%.
Faster growth than 78% of compared French towns: Riantec changed by +13% since 2012
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Morbihan town +7%. The first five years brought +9%; the six to 2023, +4%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 95% of compared French towns, at 7.6%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Riantec 54.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 22% in the typical compared French town, 33% of residents are 65 or over in Riantec. The wider picture: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
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.
A lower share of couples with children than 71% of compared French towns, at 21%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Morbihan median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 2 people share a household. 38% of households are one person living alone, more than in 63% of compared French towns. As a reference point, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €26,110 a year to live on
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
At €26,110 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 51% of compared French towns. 11.0% of the population lives below the poverty line.
10% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 74% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Census figures put households headed by a manager or professional at 8.3% in Riantec. The benchmark for households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town: 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
1.5% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
In Riantec, 0.8% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 21%, a lower share than 83% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
46% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 64% of compared French towns: 17%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Graduates of higher education make up about one in three here (30%). Elsewhere, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
5th highest median age among 41 French towns of 5,816 to 5,906
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villabé (36.9), the youngest, and Montmorillon (57.4), the oldest.
Older than Riantec: 3 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riantec | 54.3 | 33% | 12% | 1.5% |
| Locmiquélic 4,093 · 1.3 mi | 53.5 | 31% | 10% | 1.7% |
| Port-Louis 2,608 · 1.6 mi | 57.7 | 38% | 26% | 1.6% |
| Larmor-Plage 8,418 · 3.3 mi | 60.6 | 42% | 20% | 2.3% |
| Lanester 23,263 · 3.8 mi | 43.8 | 24% | 1.4% | 5.6% |
| Merlevenez 3,174 · 3.8 mi | 45.8 | 21% | 3.7% | 1.3% |
| Plouhinec 5,400 · 3.8 mi | 54.8 | 33% | 27% | 1.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Riantec
What is the population of Riantec?
5,865 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% more than in 2012 (5,175).
How old are Riantec’s residents?
The median age is 54.3, older than 93% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Riantec?
400, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Riantec?
INSEE counts 89 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 48 foreign nationals (0.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Riantec?
€26,110 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 11.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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