Sérent has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 38% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Sérent 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 Sérent.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Sérent is harder to get around on foot than 85% of compared French towns
Unemployment stands at 8.0%. At the census, 4.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,560 a year per consumption unit. 1,200 jobs are based in Sérent, for 1,450 working residents (0.8 per worker).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
1,200
jobs based in Sérent, 0.8 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,560
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 15% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Sérent sees more deaths than four in five compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Sérent. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Sérent come to 101 per 100 predicted. France’s death rates at each age would predict 339 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 431, 27% more. The nearest emergency department to Sérent is Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel, 9.1 mi away.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw127
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Sérent · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel
9.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Sérent: 14% were built before 1919, more than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Sérent is Église Saint-Pierre. On the Culture ministry’s list, Sérent counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Sérent than in Morbihan’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.03/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 5.7 years of the median income in Communauté de communes de l'Oust à Brocéliande. The middle sale price: €2,046/m², below Morbihan’s towns (€2,715/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Among the homes sold, 99% were houses.
€2,046/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sérent€2,046/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,044/m²
120
€11.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.68 to €14.00/m² a month)
5.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.02/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de l'Oust à Brocéliande
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 19% of people in Sérent are under 15, more than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
22% of adults hold a degree, below both Morbihan’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 22% of residents. Typical age in Sérent: 43.2, the median.
43.2median age
SérentMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Sérent has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
In all, 29 offenses reached the police record in Sérent in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.3 cases of violence against people and 6.3 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Of the graded crimes here, family violence came up most often (2025).
4.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence16
Criminal damage13
Armed robbery0
Fraud18
Theft without violence7
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.
4.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
29
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
39.3%
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 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, 39.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Manoir de Tromeur and 3 more in and around Sérent
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Sérent. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sérent
Is Sérent safe?
Sérent has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Sérent expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sérent grades B− for cost of living.
About Sérent
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Sérent is a commune of 3,429 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Oust à Brocéliande. 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.
