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Pénestin

Pénestin has 2,057 residents and 3,912 homes, 93% of them houses. Homes sold for a median €3,500/m² over five years, 32% above the département figure. The median living standard is €24,630 a year. Around the town hall, 46 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Commune · Insee 56155 · Postcode 56760 · Updated 24 October 2026
2,057residents2022 census
€3,500/m²median price per m²Morbihan : €2,660/m²
25%green space within 500 maround the town hall
46services within a 15-minute walkaround the town hall
Pénestin in MorbihanPénestin highlighted; the rest of the département in grey
Map of Morbihan with Pénestin highlighted

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

2,057 residents and 1,094 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

7%
aged under 15
7%
aged 15–29
64%
aged 60 and over
38%
of households are people living alone
9%
of households are couples with children
6%
of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

3,912 homes, 28% of them main residences, with 4.8 rooms on average.

93%
of homes are houses
79%
of households own their home
5%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
71%
second homes
1%
empty homes
95%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19197%
1919–19453%
1946–197010%
1971–199031%
1991–200527%
2006–201923%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

376 house and flat sales over five years.

€3,500/m²median price, houses and flatsMorbihan : €2,660/m²
€3,670/m²flats34 sales
€3,460/m²houses342 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Median living standard of €24,630 a year in 2021.

€24,630median living standard a year2021
11.0%poverty ratethreshold: 60% of national median
€13,420the lowest-income 10% live on less than1st decile
€40,230the highest-income 10% live on more than9th decile
9.3%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
25%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
4%
managers and professionals among over-15s
66%
retired among over-15s

Living standard is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units. Half of residents live on less than the median. Income on its own says nothing about what a neighbourhood is like to live in.

Sources: Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Safety.

Offences recorded in 2025, with the rate per 1,000 residents and the change from 2024.

Indicator2025RateChange
Burglaries of homes123.1 per 1,000−8%
Thefts from people without violence2512.0 per 1,000+127%
Armed robberies00.0 per 1,000–
Thefts from vehicles136.2 per 1,000−52%
Deliberate damage and vandalism136.2 per 1,000−28%
Fraud and payment card fraud146.7 per 1,000+17%

These figures count offences recorded by the police and gendarmerie, not how safe a place feels, and not every offence is reported. Rates are per 1,000 residents (per 1,000 homes for burglaries): where many people visit but few live, as in town centres and shopping areas, they are naturally higher. Small counts are not published.

Source: Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI), recorded crime by municipality 2024–2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Everyday life.

What is within one kilometre of the town hall. 4 public transport stops are within 800 m.

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries2
Pharmacies1
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and bars4
Restaurants10
Parks and gardens1
Playgrounds2
Sports pitches6
Gyms and sports halls1
Libraries1
Nurseries and childcare0
Bus stops4
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Pénestin on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

4.9GPs per 10,000 residentsdépartement: 10.5
1pharmacieson 1 January 2025
4food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers
General practitioners1
Nurses4
Physiotherapists1
Pharmacies1
Supermarkets and hypermarkets1
Convenience stores and grocers3
Bakeries3
Butchers3
Petrol stations1
EV charging stations3
Post offices and postal points1
Police and gendarmerie1
Restaurants20
Hairdressers5
Sports halls1
Gyms1
Libraries1

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Major hazards the State lists for Pénestin, prevention plans in force and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Floodingcoastal flooding
Ground movementrockfalls, clay shrinkage and swelling
Earthquake
Severe weatherstorms
8natural-disaster declarationssince 1987
January 2017latest recognised eventDrought (clay shrinkage)

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Drought (clay shrinkage)3
Floods and mudflows2
Coastal surges and wave damage1
Storms and cyclones1
Ground movement1

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026

Schools.

2 primary and nursery schools, 0 collèges and 0 lycées are open here, 1 of them state schools.

Ecole primaire privée Saint GildasPrimary school · private
Ecole primaire publique Jean-Emile LaboureurPrimary school · state

Source: Ministry of Education, school directory (Open Licence 2.0). Admission depends on catchment rules and each school’s own policy.

Nearby communes.

The communes in the département whose town halls are closest.