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A town of 806 in Morbihan, Brittany.

Is Saint-Servant a good place to live?

Saint-Servant is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Saint-Servant stand out

The 3 things Saint-Servant does most differently from other towns.

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Chapelle de Saint-Gobrien
Chapelle de Saint-Gobrien · Classé · Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Servant’s story

Saint-Servant in pictures

Saint-Servant has 8 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 7 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Alain-Marie du Noday, born in 1899, is the one person born in Saint-Servant before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1927First protected: Bas-relief de la crucifixion, piédestal de la croix du bourg
  • 1997Most recently protected: Château de Castel
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Nearby attractions

Château de Castel and 13 more in and around Saint-Servant

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Servant. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

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

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Servant are 15 to 24: 6.9%, fewer than in Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up 29% of residents. Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Morbihan’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Saint-Servant is 53.4 years old.

53.4median age
Saint-ServantMorbihan medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Servant
Saint-ServantMorbihan medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–246.9%9.3%11%
25–4421%20%23%
45–6429%28%26%
65+29%27%22%
No diploma20%15%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education29%30%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Saint-Servant: 32% were built before 1919, more than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Servant is Chapelle de Saint-Gobrien. The town has 8 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 7 inscrit, the second level.

8historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit7

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Saint-Servant, 7.2%, runs below Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.8% of commuters travelled at the census. Saint-Servant holds 100 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,930 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Morbihan’s towns (€26,665).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Saint-Servant, 0.3 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Saint-Servant costs less than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.01/m² a month

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

Homes sold for a median €1,307/m², below both Morbihan’s towns (€2,715/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). 61 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Servant from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,307/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Servant€1,307/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,307/m²61
€9.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.87 to €11.81/m² a month)
€8.56/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Servant

13pages on Saint-Servant

Landmarks

Saint-Servant has 8 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 7 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Restes d'une croix du 15e siècle: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bas-relief de la crucifixion, piédestal de la croix du bourg: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Croix de Rougentin: Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Castel: Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Servant

One notable person was born in Saint-Servant.

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Saint-Servant’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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JosselinVal d'OustSérentPloërmelPlumelecMalestroitJosselinVal d'OustSérentPloërmelPlumelecMalestroitSaint-Servant
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Servant806—————
Josselin2,5843.7BB+C+C−
Val d'Oust2,8074.6—B+—A
Sérent3,4295.7—B−—C−
Ploërmel10,1635.7B+C+C+B−
Plumelec2,7547.5—B—B−
Malestroit2,5589.1—B−—A

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

About Saint-Servant

Commune in Morbihan, Brittany

Saint-Servant is a commune of 806 people in the Ploërmel 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

Population
806 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Ploërmel Communauté
Département
Morbihan (56)
Région
Brittany
Area
8.7 sq mi (22.6 km²)
INSEE code
56236

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.