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A town in Morbihan, Brittany, home to 1,087 people.
Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest is walkability (D). It lags on health as well: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Gonnery 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.
The one thing Saint-Gonnery does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Gonnery 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.
Saint-Gonnery has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Gonnery, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1935.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Gonnery.
At the census, 3.1% of commuters got to work without a car. Households’ median disposable income: €26,750 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.97/m² a month, below both Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 30 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Gonnery from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €9.22/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,313/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 133 residents of Saint-Gonnery died, against 107 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% more. Adjusted mortality here: 97 deaths for every 100 expected. Life expectancy in Morbihan: 85.4 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 7.1% of the total.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by 25% of adults, lower than both Morbihan’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Gonnery | Morbihan median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
Family days out and heritage in and near Saint-Gonnery. Best known first.
Saint-Gonnery has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix de carrefour du 16e siècle: Photo: FGosset · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Gonnery yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gonnery | 1,087 | — | — | A− | — | C |
| Loudéac Côtes-d'Armor | 9,987 | 4.7 | B+ | B | C | B |
| Noyal-Pontivy | 3,606 | 5.2 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Pontivy | 14,640 | 7.9 | B− | B− | C− | C |
| Guerlédan Côtes-d'Armor | 2,532 | 9 | — | A | — | C+ |
| Évellys | 3,379 | 10 | — | B+ | — | D |
| Plémet Côtes-d'Armor | 3,764 | 11 | A | A | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Gonnery has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 8.2 recorded violent incidents and 8.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Gonnery grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Saint-Gonnery is a commune of 1,087 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
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.