Saint-Avé grades B+ overall: better than 70% of compared French towns, and #26 of 54 in Morbihan. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 1 job per working resident; 8.4% unemployment.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.

StrongestA⁻Jobs & income A⁻SchoolsWeakestC⁻Cost of living

What makes Saint-Avé stand out

The one thing Saint-Avé does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Poverty rate

Income

9% below the poverty line

Of residents in 2023, against 13%, the median of compared French towns

Median income €27,710 a year per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size). Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.

How Saint-Avé grades

Each subject compares Saint-Avé 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

Cost of livingC⁻Open →Jobs & income1 job per working resident; 8.4% unemployment · #19 of 88 in MorbihanA⁻Open →SchoolsBac results 0.6 points above the expected rateA⁻Open →SafetyB⁺Open →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns · #43 of 88 in MorbihanC⁺Open →Walkability54% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work · #25 of 88 in MorbihanBOpen →

Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

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Camp protohistorique de Kastel-Ker-Nevé · Classé · Photo: Stéphane Batigne · CC BY-SA 3.0

Saint-Avé’s story

Saint-Avé in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Avé counts 6 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.

That’s 4.8 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 68% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1922.

2.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1922First protected: Chapelle Saint-Avé-d'en-Bas, dite aussi Notre-Dame-du-Loc
1990Most recently protected: Manoir de Coedigo-Malenfant

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Nearby attractions

Camp protohistorique de Kastel-Ker-Nevé and 22 more in and around Saint-Avé

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Avé. Best known first.

All attractions →

FortFortCamp protohistorique de Kastel-Ker-Nevéin town

CathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Vannes4 km south, in Vannes

MuseumMusée de la Cohue4.1 km south, in Vannes

MuseumHall Colonel-Denis-Le Fur4.4 km north, in Monterblanc ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rulliacin town FortFortPorte Saint-Vincent4.4 km south, in Vannes

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Vannes: nl:User:LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de la Cohue: Fab5669, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hall Colonel-Denis-Le Fur: Fab5669, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Avé.

HousingCost of living C⁻

Estimated advertised rents run higher in Saint-Avé than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: €14.30/m² a month

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

The median price, €3,235/m², comes from 304 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Avé from July 2023 to June 2026. The split in the town: €3,083/m² for houses, €3,442/m² for apartments. Houses were 70% of what sold.

€3,235/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Avé€3,235/m²

Median of towns€2,430/m²

Morbihan median€2,715/m²

By type	Median per m²	Sales
Houses	€3,083/m²	213
Apartments	€3,442/m²	91

€14.30/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.78 to €17.36/m² a month)

8.1

times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price

€11.71/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

€28,030

median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération

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Renting€14.30/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent PricesMedian sale price €3,235/m² Price against income8.1 times income · 70 m² at the median price Vs. the neighborsAhead of 2 of its 6 graded neighbors

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

Schools

93.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the six collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate

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

Ranked by results, schools here are #34 of 62 in Morbihan. At the four general lycées, 98% of 1,272 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.

98%passed the bac (general and technological)A⁻School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Avé93.6%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Saint-Avé97.2%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Notre Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège	Collège	107	97%+1 pt
Lycée Charles de GaulleNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	309	96%−2 pts
Lycée professionnel Saint-Georges PrivateBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateVocational lycée	Vocational lycée	89	100%+7 pts

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98%

passed the general and technological bac, −0.1 pts against the expected rate

94%

passed the vocational bac, +3.3 pts against the expected rate

93.6%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −0.3 pts against the expected rate

0.1 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageSaint-Avé’s schools pageOpen the page

School GradeBetter than 79% of compared French towns Collèges93.6% passed the brevet · Six collèges within 5 km Lycées97.2% passed the bac · Six lycées within 5 km Vs. the neighborsAhead of 1 of its 4 graded neighbors

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

Safety

Recorded crime per resident is lower in Saint-Avé than in 73% of compared French towns

Police and gendarmerie recorded 212 offenses in Saint-Avé in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 6.4 violent offenses and 10.6 graded property crimes a year. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).

6.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB⁺Safety Grade

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage54

Family violence46

Burglary42

Sexual violence26

Theft from vehicles16

Other physical violence14

Vehicle theft14

Fraud83

Theft without violence51

Drug use17

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.

6.4

recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average

10.6

recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average

212

offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025

0.2%

of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Full pageSaint-Avé’s safety reportOpen the page

Safety Grade6.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents · Saint-Avé has less crime per resident than 73% of compared French towns Crime by typeCriminal damage is the most common of the graded categories Vs. the neighborsAhead of 2 of its 4 graded neighbors Questions“Is Saint-Avé safe?”

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

History

6 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Avé is Camp protohistorique de Kastel-Ker-Nevé. Homes from before 1919 make up 2.1% of the total.

6historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit4

Among them · Classé

Camp protohistorique de Kastel-Ker-Nevé Prehistory
Chapelle Saint-Avé-d'en-Bas, dite aussi Notre-Dame-du-Loc 15th c.

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1922

first monument protected

2.1%

of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

4.8

monuments per 10,000 residents · median town 2.5

Full pageSaint-Avé’s history pageOpen the page

Map6 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Age of homes2.1% built before 1919 · Older homes Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Avé?”

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

HealthHealth C⁺

Saint-Avé has a higher adjusted death rate than 64% of compared French towns

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

Life expectancy in Morbihan: 85.4 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,032 deaths in Saint-Avé from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,139, 10% more. Its four care homes for older people (186 places) count their residents as Saint-Avé’s; allowing for them, deaths were 7% below expected. 13 GPs practise locally.

−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC⁺Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw110

Adjusted93

Median town88

Expected100

GPs in Saint-Avé · 6.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)

1.9 mi

to the nearest emergency department, Chba site de Vannes

1.8 mi

to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Oceane

85.4 · 79.2

years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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Health GradeLikely between C and B−Getting care1.9 mi to an emergency department · Chba site de Vannes GPs and pharmacies13 GPs · 4 pharmacies Vs. the neighborsAhead of 1 of its 6 graded neighbors

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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁻

People in Saint-Avé have higher living standards than in 66% of French communes of 1,000+

Jobs based in Saint-Avé number 5,400, against 5,300 residents in work (1 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,710 a year per consumption unit. 8.4% of the labour force were unemployed, near Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%).

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

Public transport5%

Bicycle4%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

5,400

jobs based in Saint-Avé, 1 per working resident

8.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€27,710

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns

Full pageSaint-Avé’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here5,400 jobs based here · 1 per working resident Median income€27,710 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Who lives here

More people in Saint-Avé hold a degree than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 36%

23% of residents are 65 or over, below Morbihan’s towns (27%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 18% of residents. Those aged 15 to 24 account for just over one in ten residents.

44.9median age

Saint-AvéMorbihan medianFrance median

Morbihan medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

11%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Avé
	Saint-Avé	Morbihan median	France median
Under 15	18%	15%	17%
15–24	11%	9.3%	11%
25–44	22%	20%	23%
45–64	27%	28%	26%
65+	23%	27%	22%
No diploma	13%	15%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	19%	18%
Higher education	36%	30%	30%

Full pageSaint-Avé’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages44.9 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households5,580 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad4.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Avé?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Avé

15pages on Saint-Avé

The big questions

SafetyB⁺6.4 recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year Cost of livingC⁻Median €3,235/m² · rent €14.30/m² a month Housing304 sales on record, the last three years SchoolsA⁻Six collèges and six lycées within 5 km HealthC⁺13 GPs · nearest emergency department 1.9 mi away Work & commuteA⁻5,400 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors97% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.9 History6 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Avé counts 6 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Chapelle Saint-Avé-d'en-Bas, dite aussi Notre-Dame-du-LocChapel · 15th c.

Chapelle Saint-MichelChapel · 16th c.

Cimetière entourant l'égliseCemetery · 16th c.

Manoir de Coedigo-MalenfantManor house · 16th c.

Photo credits

Chapelle Saint-Avé-d'en-Bas, dite aussi Notre-Dame-du-Loc: Photo: Stéphane Batigne · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Saint-Michel: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cimetière entourant l'église: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir de Coedigo-Malenfant: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Avé

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Saint-Avé as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Saint-Avé’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 →

VannesPlescopSaint-NolffMonterblancSénéPloerenSaint-Avé

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Avé	12,470	—	B⁺	C⁻	B⁺	C⁺
Vannes	55,790	2.6	B	D	C	B
Plescop	6,362	3.3	B⁺	C	A⁻	C⁺
Saint-Nolff	3,990	3.6	—	B⁻	—	A⁻
Monterblanc	3,356	3.8	—	C⁺	—	D
Séné	9,554	4.4	A	C⁻	B⁺	A
Ploeren	6,790	5.3	B⁺	C⁻	B	A⁻

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

Questions about Saint-Avé

Is Saint-Avé safe?

It grades B+ for safety, #24 of 54 in Morbihan. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 42 burglaries and 54 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Saint-Avé good?

They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns and #34 of 62 in Morbihan. 96% of 309 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Charles de Gaulle in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Saint-Avé expensive to live in?

Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,235/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Avé grades C− for cost of living.

About Saint-Avé

Commune in Morbihan, Brittany

Saint-Avé is a commune of 12,470 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes 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

Population: 12,470 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
Département: Morbihan (56)
Région: Brittany
Area: 10.1 sq mi (26.1 km²)
INSEE code: 56206

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.