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This town in Morbihan, Brittany has a population of 3,990.
People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car: 37% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,727/m² takes 6.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Nolff has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Saint-Nolff does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Nolff 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-Nolff has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
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Saint-Nolff has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1929.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Nolff.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Nolff can choose among 4 GPs. 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 295 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 218, 26% fewer.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Per resident in work, Saint-Nolff counts 0.8 jobs (1,350 jobs, 1,700 workers). At the census, 6.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 7.8% of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 15th century. 6.5% of its homes were built before 1919, between 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
17% are under 15, above Morbihan’s towns (15%) and close to compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.7% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Nolff | Morbihan median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,727/m², comes from 98 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Nolff from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 95% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,708/m² | 93 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Recorded offenses in Saint-Nolff came to 28 in 2025. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 32.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage in and near Saint-Nolff. Best known first.
Saint-Nolff has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Chapelle Sainte-Anne: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix du 16e siècle: Photo: Stéphane Batigne · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église de Saint-Mayeul: Photo: Stéphane Batigne · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Saint-Nolff as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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-Nolff | 3,990 | — | — | B− | — | A− |
| Treffléan | 2,572 | 2.1 | — | B | — | B+ |
| Monterblanc | 3,356 | 3.2 | — | C+ | — | D |
| Saint-Avé | 12,470 | 3.6 | B+ | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Elven | 6,651 | 4.4 | A− | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Theix-Noyalo | 8,500 | 4.5 | B+ | C | B | C |
| Sulniac | 3,852 | 4.6 | — | B | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Nolff has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,727/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Nolff grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Saint-Nolff is a commune of 3,990 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
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.