Press kit · department 56

Morbihan.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Kervignac	Small cities	7,085	1 / 32	22 / 1747
Larmor-Plage	Small cities	8,368	2 / 32	26 / 1747
Plouay	Small cities	5,779	3 / 32	76 / 1747
Surzur	Small cities	5,110	4 / 32	83 / 1747
Plouhinec	Small cities	5,343	5 / 32	126 / 1747
Quéven	Small cities	8,906	6 / 32	136 / 1747
Muzillac	Small cities	5,022	7 / 32	137 / 1747
Guidel	Small cities	12,236	8 / 32	140 / 1747
Grand-Champ	Small cities	5,859	9 / 32	145 / 1747
Lanester	Mid-size cities	23,188	1 / 3	40 / 470

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Pontivy	Small cities	14,547	32 / 32	1602 / 1747
Lorient	Mid-size cities	58,202	3 / 3	335 / 470
Guer	Small cities	6,056	31 / 32	1174 / 1747
Auray	Small cities	14,417	30 / 32	1139 / 1747
Hennebont	Small cities	15,831	29 / 32	1113 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Pontivy	Small cities	14,547	1 / 32	59 / 1747
Ploërmel	Small cities	10,021	2 / 32	77 / 1747
Sarzeau	Small cities	9,068	3 / 32	126 / 1747
Vannes	Mid-size cities	54,955	1 / 3	37 / 470
Guidel	Small cities	12,236	4 / 32	163 / 1747
Auray	Small cities	14,417	5 / 32	192 / 1747
Surzur	Small cities	5,110	6 / 32	226 / 1747
Theix-Noyalo	Small cities	8,476	7 / 32	232 / 1747
Séné	Small cities	9,265	8 / 32	244 / 1747
Brech	Small cities	7,057	9 / 32	284 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Languidic	Small cities	8,046	32 / 32	931 / 1747
Inzinzac-Lochrist	Small cities	6,631	31 / 32	884 / 1747
Hennebont	Small cities	15,831	30 / 32	872 / 1747
Caudan	Small cities	7,110	29 / 32	813 / 1747
Plouhinec	Small cities	5,343	28 / 32	804 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Auray	Small cities	14,417	1 / 32	4 / 1747
Vannes	Mid-size cities	54,955	1 / 3	2 / 470
Pontivy	Small cities	14,547	2 / 32	40 / 1747
Hennebont	Small cities	15,831	3 / 32	55 / 1747
Ploemeur	Small cities	18,873	4 / 32	84 / 1747
Ploërmel	Small cities	10,021	5 / 32	104 / 1747
Pluneret	Small cities	6,257	6 / 32	144 / 1747
Caudan	Small cities	7,110	7 / 32	155 / 1747
Arradon	Small cities	5,820	8 / 32	190 / 1747
Muzillac	Small cities	5,022	9 / 32	196 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Inzinzac-Lochrist	Small cities	6,631	32 / 32	1597 / 1747
Languidic	Small cities	8,046	31 / 32	1542 / 1747
Pluvigner	Small cities	7,644	30 / 32	1308 / 1747
Baud	Small cities	6,246	29 / 32	1162 / 1747
Surzur	Small cities	5,110	28 / 32	1002 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Vannes	Mid-size cities	54,955	1 / 3	4 / 470
Arradon	Small cities	5,820	1 / 32	15 / 1747
Muzillac	Small cities	5,022	2 / 32	36 / 1747
Plescop	Small cities	6,200	3 / 32	42 / 1747
Questembert	Small cities	8,081	4 / 32	58 / 1747
Lanester	Mid-size cities	23,188	2 / 3	19 / 470
Quéven	Small cities	8,906	5 / 32	80 / 1747
Ploërmel	Small cities	10,021	6 / 32	90 / 1747
Theix-Noyalo	Small cities	8,476	7 / 32	109 / 1747
Brech	Small cities	7,057	8 / 32	114 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Auray	Small cities	14,417	1 / 32	3 / 1747
Plescop	Small cities	6,200	2 / 32	69 / 1747
Elven	Small cities	6,543	3 / 32	71 / 1747
Surzur	Small cities	5,110	4 / 32	78 / 1747
Languidic	Small cities	8,046	5 / 32	92 / 1747
Ploeren	Small cities	6,781	6 / 32	101 / 1747
Muzillac	Small cities	5,022	7 / 32	105 / 1747
Vannes	Mid-size cities	54,955	1 / 3	32 / 470
Saint-Avé	Small cities	12,173	8 / 32	124 / 1747
Pluneret	Small cities	6,257	9 / 32	127 / 1747

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Muzillac	Small cities	5,022	1 / 32	25 / 1747
Theix-Noyalo	Small cities	8,476	2 / 32	38 / 1747
Auray	Small cities	14,417	3 / 32	76 / 1747
Vannes	Mid-size cities	54,955	1 / 3	22 / 470
Arradon	Small cities	5,820	4 / 32	86 / 1747
Séné	Small cities	9,265	5 / 32	92 / 1747
Plescop	Small cities	6,200	6 / 32	137 / 1747
Sarzeau	Small cities	9,068	7 / 32	146 / 1747
Pluneret	Small cities	6,257	8 / 32	156 / 1747
Ploemeur	Small cities	18,873	9 / 32	180 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Inzinzac-Lochrist	Small cities	6,631	32 / 32	1111 / 1747
Guer	Small cities	6,056	31 / 32	1015 / 1747
Pontivy	Small cities	14,547	30 / 32	927 / 1747
Languidic	Small cities	8,046	29 / 32	861 / 1747
Baud	Small cities	6,246	28 / 32	688 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Plouhinec	Small cities	5,343	1 / 32	23 / 1747
Saint-Avé	Small cities	12,173	2 / 32	52 / 1747
Kervignac	Small cities	7,085	3 / 32	67 / 1747
Brech	Small cities	7,057	4 / 32	79 / 1747
Sarzeau	Small cities	9,068	5 / 32	84 / 1747
Baud	Small cities	6,246	6 / 32	90 / 1747
Plescop	Small cities	6,200	7 / 32	110 / 1747
Vannes	Mid-size cities	54,955	1 / 3	46 / 470
Caudan	Small cities	7,110	8 / 32	273 / 1747
Arradon	Small cities	5,820	9 / 32	438 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Pontivy	Small cities	14,547	32 / 32	1620 / 1747
Inzinzac-Lochrist	Small cities	6,631	31 / 32	1579 / 1747
Ploeren	Small cities	6,781	30 / 32	1369 / 1747
Lanester	Mid-size cities	23,188	3 / 3	328 / 470
Ploemeur	Small cities	18,873	29 / 32	1218 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Sarzeau	Small cities	9,068	1 / 32	39 / 1747
Theix-Noyalo	Small cities	8,476	2 / 32	90 / 1747
Guidel	Small cities	12,236	3 / 32	108 / 1747
Séné	Small cities	9,265	4 / 32	116 / 1747
Surzur	Small cities	5,110	5 / 32	124 / 1747
Vannes	Mid-size cities	54,955	1 / 3	57 / 470
Plouay	Small cities	5,779	6 / 32	262 / 1747
Brech	Small cities	7,057	7 / 32	280 / 1747
Arradon	Small cities	5,820	8 / 32	306 / 1747
Pluneret	Small cities	6,257	9 / 32	312 / 1747

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

Sources, data years and weightings: About page. A question, a figure that looks wrong to you, a request for a custom breakdown — contact@lagrandecarte.fr.