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A town of 1,526 in Morbihan, Brittany.

Is Rohan a good place to live?

Rohan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,189/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Pontivy Communauté. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 4.9 points above the expected rate.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Rohan stand out

The one thing Rohan does most differently from other towns.

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How Rohan grades

Each subject compares Rohan 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 grading works

SchoolsAOpen →HealthDOpen →Cost of livingAOpen →Walkability53% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workCOpen →Jobs & income8.0% unemploymentC+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Encontre à Saint-Samson
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Encontre à Saint-Samson · Classé · Photo: LudovicRivallain · CC BY-SA 3.0
Rohan’s story

Rohan in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Rohan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.

  • 1922First protected: Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Encontre à Saint-Samson
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rohan.

Schools

Schools around Rohan do better than those of 93% of compared French towns

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 6.8 mi off.

93.5%passed the brevetASchool Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Rohan93.5%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Yves le BecNearest collègeCollègeCollège5394%+7 pts
Collège Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège6193%+3 pts
93.5%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4.9 pts against the expected rate
0.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth D

Mortality in Rohan, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns: 107 per 100 expected

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

France’s death rates at each age would predict 166 deaths in Rohan from 2016 to 2025; there were 178, 7% more. 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. The nearest emergency department to Rohan is Chcb site Kerio, 7.6 mi away. One GP practises in the town.

+7%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw107
Adjusted107
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Rohan · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chcb site Kerio
7.8 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

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.

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Rohan costs less than in Morbihan’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.72/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Behind the median of €1,189/m²: 64 houses and apartments sold in Rohan between July 2023 and June 2026.

€1,189/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Rohan€1,189/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,189/m²64
€9.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.33 to €12.88/m² a month)
3.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,070
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pontivy Communauté

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Work & commuteJobs & income C+

Fewer commuters in Rohan walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 4.5%

Half of residents lived on more than €24,630 a year per consumption unit, below Morbihan’s towns (€26,665) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. For its 650 residents in work, Rohan has 450 jobs: 0.7 each. Unemployment stands at 8.0%.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
450
jobs based in Rohan, 0.7 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 28% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Rohan than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: 21% of adults

Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, near Morbihan’s towns (27%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.

50.4median age
RohanMorbihan medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education21%

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%.

Ages and diplomas in Rohan
RohanMorbihan medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–249.1%9.3%11%
25–4418%20%23%
45–6431%28%26%
65+26%27%22%
No diploma19%15%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education21%30%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

1 historic monument in Rohan, 1 classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Rohan is Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Encontre à Saint-Samson. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 10% of the housing.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
16th c.
oldest protected part
1922
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rohan

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Landmarks

Rohan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Encontre à Saint-Samson: Photo: LudovicRivallain · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Rohan

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Rohan as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Rohan’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Morbihan →
Noyal-PontivyLoudéacÉvellysPlémetPontivyMoréacNoyal-PontivyLoudéacÉvellysPlémetPontivyMoréacRohan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rohan1,526——A—D
Noyal-Pontivy3,6066.5—C+—C+
Loudéac Côtes-d'Armor9,9877B+BCB
Évellys3,3798.8—B+—D
Plémet Côtes-d'Armor3,7649.9AAAC+
Pontivy14,64010B−B−C−C
Moréac3,70411—B+—D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Rohan

Is Rohan safe?

Rohan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Rohan good?

They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Rohan expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,189/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Rohan grades A for cost of living.

About Rohan

Commune in Morbihan, Brittany

Rohan is a commune of 1,526 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

Population
1,526 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pontivy Communauté
Département
Morbihan (56)
Région
Brittany
Area
9 sq mi (23.4 km²)
INSEE code
56198

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.