Households here earn well (A−): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 6.9% unemployment. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also trails on cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Thuriau 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-Thuriau 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-Thuriau.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
On foot, Saint-Thuriau works less well than 92% of compared French towns
At the census, 3.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 6.9%. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,840 a year.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
700
jobs based in Saint-Thuriau, 0.9 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,840
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 8% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Buying in Saint-Thuriau costs less than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,841/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.63/m² a month, higher than both Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €8.79/m² a month. Saint-Thuriau recorded 55 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,841/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Thuriau€1,841/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,841/m²
55
€13.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.34 to €17.98/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.79/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+
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Thuriau sees more deaths than 62% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 146 residents of Saint-Thuriau died, against 158 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% fewer. Life expectancy in Morbihan: 85.4 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 92 per 100 expected, close to Morbihan’s towns (92) and above compared French towns (88).
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Thuriau · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chcb site Kerio
5.4 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Thuriau is Église Saint-Thuriau. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Thuriau counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Saint-Thuriau than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: 26% of adults
People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, between Morbihan’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 16% of the population here. Saint-Thuriau has a median age of 49.3 years.
49.3median age
Saint-ThuriauMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
Schools
95.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 7.1 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Thuriau, 76.0% passed the bac, lower than both Morbihan’s towns (96.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2.8 mi to the nearest one.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Saint-Thuriau has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 6.7 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 7. The police record for Saint-Thuriau lists 13 offenses in 2025. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
6.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage8
Family violence5
Armed robbery0
Drug use0
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.
6.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
65.1%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 65.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Thuriau
Is Saint-Thuriau safe?
Saint-Thuriau has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Saint-Thuriau good?
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Thuriau expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Thuriau grades C+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Thuriau
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Saint-Thuriau is a commune of 1,885 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.
