Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Its best grade is for schools — brevet results at the expected rate. Taken together, its subjects give Sarzeau a B overall, better than 62% of compared French towns. That places it #35 of 54 in Morbihan. Work and incomes are strong: 1 job per working resident; 10.2% unemployment. What counts against it is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety, B− for health and C+ for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Sarzeau 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 Sarzeau.
Who lives here
Sarzeau skews older, with 47% of residents 65 or over, more than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5% of residents, below both Morbihan’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 9.6% of the population. Also worth knowing: 36% of adults hold a degree.
63.6median age
SarzeauMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
47%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Sarzeau is rich in protected monuments: 13 per 10,000 residents, more than 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 prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Sarzeau is Dolmen à galerie dit Er-Roh. On the Culture ministry’s list, Sarzeau counts 12 historic monuments: 4 classé at the top level of protection and 8 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C−
Buying in Sarzeau costs more than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €4,337/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Sarzeau sell for €4,231/m² and apartments for €4,506/m². The estimated advertised rent is €13.45/m² a month, above both Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 584 houses and apartments changed hands locally from July 2023 to June 2026.
€4,337/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sarzeau€4,337/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,231/m²
452
Apartments
€4,506/m²
132
€13.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.67 to €16.96/m² a month)
10.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,030
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Sarzeau is better off than Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,720 a year per consumption unit
Jobs located in Sarzeau: 2,600, for 2,700 residents in work (1 each). Unemployment stood at 10.2%, higher than Morbihan’s towns (8.7%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 3.5% of working residents in Sarzeau to work at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,600
jobs based in Sarzeau, 1 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 45% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Fewer deaths than expected: Sarzeau is below 53% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its three care homes for older people (182 places) count their residents as Sarzeau’s; allowing for them, deaths were 13% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,601 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,534, 4% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Sarzeau is Chba site de Vannes, 9.9 mi away. There are 6 general practitioners here.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Sarzeau · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chba site de Vannes
9.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chba site de Vannes
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Sarzeau ranks below 51% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Burglary topped the graded crimes in Sarzeau (2025). Graded property crimes ran at 16.1 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 5.1 (2023–2025 average). Its tally for 2025: 196 recorded offenses.
5.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary64
Criminal damage51
Family violence28
Theft from vehicles21
Sexual violence18
Other physical violence14
Armed robbery0
Fraud90
Theft without violence55
Drug use19
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.
5.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
196
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.8%
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 · For vehicle theft, 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, 0.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sarzeau
Is Sarzeau safe?
It grades B− for safety, #40 of 54 in Morbihan. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 64 burglaries and 51 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Sarzeau good?
They grade A−, better than 81% of compared French towns and #31 of 62 in Morbihan. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sarzeau expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sarzeau grades C− for cost of living.
About Sarzeau
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Sarzeau is a commune of 9,212 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
Population
9,212 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
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.
