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Saint-GuyomardMorbihan

In Morbihan, Brittany, this town has 1,468 residents.

Is Saint-Guyomard a good place to live?

Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 15% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €2,276/m² costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de l'Oust à Brocéliande. It also trails on walkability — 45% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.

Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Guyomard 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.

What makes Saint-Guyomard stand out

The 2 things Saint-Guyomard does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Saint-Guyomard grades

Each subject compares Saint-Guyomard 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

Saint-Guyomard has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

HealthHealth outcomes are among the weakest comparedDOpen →WalkabilityIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →Cost of livingAbout average among the towns comparedC+Open →Jobs & income4.4% unemploymentB−Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Château de Brignac
Château de Brignac · Classé · Photo: Ch. Bailly · Public domain
Saint-Guyomard’s story

Saint-Guyomard in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Guyomard counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1975.

  • 1975First protected: Château de Brignac
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The data

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

HealthHealth D

Mortality in Saint-Guyomard, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns: 115 per 100 expected

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

Average lifespans in Morbihan: 85.4 years for women, 79.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 95 residents of Saint-Guyomard died, against 83 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% more. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Guyomard is Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel, 11.9 mi away.

+15%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw115
Adjusted115
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Guyomard · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel
11.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.

Work & commuteJobs & income B−

On foot, Saint-Guyomard works less well than 94% of compared French towns

At the census, 2.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment runs at 4.4%. Saint-Guyomard has 150 jobs for 700 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Guyomard, 0.2 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 6% of compared French towns

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

Who lives here

Children make up 23% of Saint-Guyomard, above Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns

Over-65s are 15% of the population. Just over a third of adults hold a degree, above both Morbihan’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.7% of residents.

39.3median age
Saint-GuyomardMorbihan medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Guyomard
Saint-GuyomardMorbihan medianFrance median
Under 1523%15%17%
15–249.7%9.3%11%
25–4429%20%23%
45–6423%28%26%
65+15%27%22%
No diploma12%15%19%
CAP or BEP27%27%26%
Baccalauréat23%19%18%
Higher education34%30%30%

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

History

Saint-Guyomard keeps more of its old housing than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: 11% built before 1919

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

Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Guyomard is Château de Brignac.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1975
first monument protected

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

HousingCost of living C+

Renting in Saint-Guyomard costs less than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.87/m² a month

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

Behind the median of €2,276/m²: 41 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Guyomard between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.71/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 41 homes were sold here.

€2,276/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Guyomard€2,276/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,276/m²41
€10.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.68 to €13.60/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de l'Oust à Brocéliande

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

Safety

Saint-Guyomard has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

Among the graded crimes in Saint-Guyomard, the most frequent was sexual violence (2025). Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 5.4 cases of violence against people and 6.4 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).

5.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Sexual violence0
Armed robbery0
Theft from vehicles0

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.

5.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.4
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 · When family violence, other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and criminal damage number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (100.0% of the index here).

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Guyomard

13pages on Saint-Guyomard

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Brignac: Photo: Ch. Bailly · Public domain

Famous people from Saint-Guyomard

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

How we find them →

Saint-Guyomard’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 →
SérentElvenMalestroitPlumelecVal d'OustQuestembertSérentElvenMalestroitPlumelecVal d'OustQuestembertSaint-Guyomard
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Guyomard1,468——C+—D
Sérent3,4293.1—B−—C−
Elven6,6515A−C+A−C+
Malestroit2,5586—B−—A
Plumelec2,7546.8—B—B−
Val d'Oust2,8076.8—B+—A
Questembert8,1338.3A−C+A−B−

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

Questions about Saint-Guyomard

Is Saint-Guyomard safe?

Saint-Guyomard has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.

Is Saint-Guyomard expensive to live in?

Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,276/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Guyomard grades C+ for cost of living.

About Saint-Guyomard

Commune in Morbihan, Brittany

Saint-Guyomard is a commune of 1,468 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Oust à Brocéliande. 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
1,468 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Oust à Brocéliande
Département
Morbihan (56)
Région
Brittany
Area
7.6 sq mi (19.8 km²)
INSEE code
56219

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.