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In Morbihan, Brittany, this town has 1,303 residents.
Homes sell for a median €3,013/m²: 70 m² comes to 7.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Blavet Bellevue Océan Communauté. Walkability is its weak spot (D). Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. 16% of its homes are second homes.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Sainte-Hélène 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 3 things Sainte-Hélène does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sainte-Hélène 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.
Sainte-Hélène has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sainte-Hélène; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1935.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Hélène.
Unemployment stood at 6.3%, below Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 4.6% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs based in Sainte-Hélène number 100, against 550 residents in work (0.2 per worker).
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.
Behind the median of €3,013/m²: 41 houses and apartments sold in Sainte-Hélène between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €12.19/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €12.84/m² a month, close to both Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,013/m² | 41 |
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.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Sainte-Hélène records 97 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Morbihan’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 121 residents of Sainte-Hélène died, against 124 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Sainte-Hélène is Ghbs site Hopital du Scorff, 7.8 mi away. At birth, a girl in Morbihan can expect 85.4 years and a boy 79.2 (2025); across France, 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 care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, above both Morbihan’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 28% of residents are 65 or older. Typical age in Sainte-Hélène: 51.4, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Hélène | Morbihan median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 18th century. 6.9% 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
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Sainte-Hélène. Best known first.
Sainte-Hélène has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Fontaine du bourg: Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Hélène 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Hélène | 1,303 | — | — | C | — | C |
| Merlevenez | 3,174 | 2.2 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Plouhinec | 5,400 | 2.6 | C | C− | B | C+ |
| Belz | 3,893 | 3.3 | D | C− | B | D |
| Kervignac | 7,204 | 4.2 | A− | C | A | C+ |
| Locoal-Mendon | 3,530 | 4.3 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Landévant | 4,056 | 4.9 | — | C | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sainte-Hélène has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.9 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,013/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sainte-Hélène grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Sainte-Hélène is a commune of 1,303 people in the Blavet Bellevue Océan 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.