There are no grades for Rochefort-en-Terre: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 18% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 50% of residents.
What makes Rochefort-en-Terre stand out
The 2 things Rochefort-en-Terre does most differently from other towns.
Calvaire situé sur la place de l'église Notre-Dame-de-La-Tronchaye: Photo: Selbymay · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison du 16e siècle: Photo: Selbymay · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison datée de 1666: Photo: Selbymay · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Tronchaye: Photo: Selbymay · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rochefort-en-Terre.
Who lives here
Children make up only 7.1% of Rochefort-en-Terre, fewer than in Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
64.8median age
People 65 and over make up 50% of the town, above Morbihan’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 5% of residents.
Rochefort-en-TerreMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
50%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
59% women, 41% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 69 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Rochefort-en-Terre keeps more of its old housing than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 38% built before 1919
9historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 15th century. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2008. Rochefort-en-Terre has 9 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 6 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Tronchaye.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Rochefort-en-Terre gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 16.3% of commuters
16%walk, cycle or take transit
Jobs located in Rochefort-en-Terre: 400, for 200 residents in work (2.1 each). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,570 a year. The jobless rate is 9.0%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving61%
On foot12%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
400
jobs based in Rochefort-en-Terre, 2.1 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Rochefort-en-Terre costs less than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.29/m² a month
€10.29/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.33/m² a month. Rochefort-en-Terre recorded 23 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 74% houses, the rest apartments.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Rochefort-en-Terre€10.29/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Morbihan median€12.68/m²
€10.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.01 to €13.22/m² a month)
€9.33/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Rochefort-en-Terre is a commune of 647 people in the Communauté de communes Questembert 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
Population
647 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Questembert Communauté
Département
Morbihan (56)
Région
Brittany
Area
0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
INSEE code
56196
Rochefort-en-Terre’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
