Dept 56 Rank #25 / 96
Morbihan
Bretagne · Nearest city: Vannes → Rennes (~45 min)
🚄 TGV
Gulf of Morbihan, megalithic landscapes, Quiberon peninsula
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Morbihan draws on a strong tourist coast, good healthcare and mild winters, though Breton skies are grey, property pricey and rainfall heavy. Le Morbihan s'appuie sur un littoral touristique fort, un bon accès aux soins et des hivers doux, même si le ciel breton est gris, l'immobilier onéreux et les pluies abondantes.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,905h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Sunny days
144/yr
days >50% sunlit
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Rain days
128/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1.5 fewer rain days each year.
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Annual rainfall
794mm/yr
total volume
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Heavy rain
5/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
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Torrential
0.1/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
7/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Winter mildness
9/10
4.2 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.1 °C per year.
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Wind
3.6m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Muggy days
3/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Avg max temperature · °C
5
J
7
F
11
M
14
A
18
M
20
J
23
J
23
A
18
S
15
O
9
N
6
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+2 days · 0 so far
Tropical nights ~+5 nights · 0 so far
Frost days ~-11 days · -9 so far
Dry-soil days ~+19 days
Landscape
Landscape score
4/10
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Max elevation
301m
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Forest cover
18.1%
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Characteristics
🌊 Coastline
Gulf of Morbihan, megalithic landscapes, Quiberon peninsula
Identity
Morbihan is the birthplace of Jean-Marie Le Pen (avocat).
Notable figures born here
Jean-Marie Le Pen — avocatHenri Cartier-Bresson — artiste peintreAlain Resnais — réalisateurYoann Gourcuff — footballeurAlain-René Lesage — compositeurJean-Yves Le Drian — historienLouis Jules Trochu — écrivainJules SimonJérémy Morel — footballeurWarren Barguil — coureur
Terroir & appellations
Morbihan lies within protected appellation areas, including Eau-de-vie de cidre de Bretagne, Whisky breton, Sel de Guérande Fleur de Sel de Guérande.
Eau-de-vie de cidre de BretagneWhisky bretonSel de Guérande Fleur de Sel de GuérandeVolailles de JanzéPâté de campagne bretonVolailles de BretagneFarine de blé noir de BretagneCidre de BretagnePommeau de Bretagne
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (1)
- Henriette Rosine Bernard dite Sarah Bernhardt
Station classée de tourisme (30)
Risks
Safety score
8/10
Flood risk
High
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
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Fire risk
Low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
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Seismic exposure
Very high
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
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Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Earthquake Very high 100% p80 of 96
Ground movement Very high 100% p90 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very high 100% p93 of 96
Severe weather Very high 100% p90 of 96
Wildfire Low 34.5% p71 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Low 29.7% p28 of 96
Flooding Very low 17.3% p17 of 96
Coastal Very low 16.9% p92 of 96
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Dam failure Very low 9.2% p44 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 2.4% p44 of 96
Transport
Transport
9/10
3.0 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
0
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Work locally
30.6%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Vannes → Rennes (~45 min)
✈ Airport
Lorient South Brittany (Bretagne Sud) Airport (LRT) · ~48 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
3.0h direct
🛣 Highways
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Services
Healthcare
8/10
APL 4.2
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Schools
9/10
Brevet 93%
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Fiber coverage
88%
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Intl schools
4schools
International programmes available
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People
Population
750,326
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Density
110/km²
Mixed
+36% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
+0.6%/yr
+0.4 pts vs median · p79
Median income
$26,300
standard of living · $/yr
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Poverty rate
11.1%
below 60% of median living standard
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Unemployment
9.9%
active population out of work
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Tourism
1 bed per 17 residents
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Age distribution · % of population
0-14
18%
15-24
14%
25-39
15%
40-54
14%
55-69
18%
70+
21%
Office professionals
13.6%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
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Remote work
5.0%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
13.6%
At-home trades
Farmers
2%
Artisans & shopkeepers
8.1%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
26%
Clerical & service staff
26.1%
Manual workers
24.2%
Real estate
Median
$2,850/m²
$990 $5,570
House $2,660 Apt $3,640
-0.2%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
39.87%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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