It is hard to get around without a car (D). Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,579/m² takes 4.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Pontivy Communauté.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
On foot, Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec works less well than 88% of compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €25,120 a year per consumption unit, lower than Morbihan’s towns (€26,665) and near compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 3.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 5.3% of people in the labour force have no job.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
1,000
jobs based in Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec, 1.6 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 12% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec costs less than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.29/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,579/m², lower than both Morbihan’s towns (€2,715/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses were 93% of what sold. From July 2023 to June 2026, 30 homes were sold in Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec.
€1,579/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec€1,579/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
€9.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.32 to €11.77/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.22/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
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec run higher than in 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
81 deaths in Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 83: 2% below. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec come to 98 per 100 predicted. One GP practises here. 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.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chcb site Kerio
1.7 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
A town of families: 20% of people in Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec are under 15, more than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.2% of residents. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below Morbihan’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Graduates make up a quarter of adults.
42.2median age
Saint-Gérand-CroixanvecMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century. 9.6% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Morbihan’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Jobs outnumber working residents in Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec (1,000 to 650): it draws people in from around. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 7 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 9.
7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Fraud7
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.
7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
100.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, burglary, vehicle theft, theft from vehicles and criminal damage go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 100.0% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec
Is Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec safe?
Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec grades A− for cost of living.
About Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Saint-Gérand-Croixanvec is a commune of 1,312 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
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.
