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2026 ranking · access to general practitioners (APL)

The towns in Brittany with the best access to general practitioners

Île-d'Houat (Morbihan) has the best access to general practitioners in Brittany: 14.7 visits per inhabitant per year. Next come Île-aux-Moines (Morbihan, 12.1 visits per inhabitant per year) and Groix (Morbihan, 11.2 visits per inhabitant per year).

1,202 towns ranked

Île-d'Houat, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stÎle-d'Houat 14.7visits/yr Morbihan
  2. 2ndÎle-aux-Moines 12.1visits/yr Morbihan
  3. 3rdGroix 11.2visits/yr Morbihan

This ranking covers all 1,202 towns in Brittany. At the other end of the ranking, Hœdic (Morbihan) comes last with 0.0 visits per inhabitant per year.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: best access to doctors in Brittany

Rank Town Department Visits per inhabitant per year Proportional bar Population
1 Île-d'Houat Morbihan (56) 14.7 219
2 Île-aux-Moines Morbihan (56) 12.1 647
3 Groix Morbihan (56) 11.2 2,361
4 Île-de-Sein Finistère (29) 11.2 270
5 Île-de-Bréhat Côtes-d'Armor (22) 10.1 440
6 Ploeren Morbihan (56) 8.6 7,025
7 Châteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 7.9 1,684
8 Ouessant Finistère (29) 7.4 873
9 Saint-Grégoire Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 7.3 10,355
10 Montgermont Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 7.2 3,907
11 Chantepie Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 7.1 10,824
12 Plescop Morbihan (56) 7.1 6,521
13 Île-de-Batz Finistère (29) 6.9 471
14 Le Relecq-Kerhuon Finistère (29) 6.9 12,171
15 Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 6.9 13,912
16 Saint-Avé Morbihan (56) 6.7 12,792
17 Vezin-le-Coquet Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 6.7 6,546
18 Pluneret Morbihan (56) 6.5 6,411
19 Saint-Jouan-des-Guérets Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 6.4 2,905
20 Kersaint-Plabennec Finistère (29) 6.4 1,602
21 Saint-Thonan Finistère (29) 6.3 1,991
22 Hennebont Morbihan (56) 6.3 16,385
23 Saint-Père-Marc-en-Poulet Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 6.3 2,609
24 Auray Morbihan (56) 6.3 14,607
25 Saint-Évarzec Finistère (29) 6.3 3,680
26 Meucon Morbihan (56) 6.2 2,347
27 La Richardais Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 6.2 2,731
28 Caudan Morbihan (56) 6.2 7,369
29 Pacé Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 6.1 12,021
30 Ploemel Morbihan (56) 6.1 3,269
31 tied Quéven Morbihan (56) 6.0 9,237
31 tied Confort-Meilars Finistère (29) 6.0 876
33 Guipavas Finistère (29) 6.0 15,882
34 Sainte-Sève Finistère (29) 5.9 1,110
35 Saint-Suliac Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 5.9 1,071
36 Mahalon Finistère (29) 5.9 1,047
37 Gouesnou Finistère (29) 5.9 6,619
38 Vannes Morbihan (56) 5.9 57,745
39 Theix-Noyalo Morbihan (56) 5.8 8,742
40 Saint-Martin-des-Champs Finistère (29) 5.8 4,886
41 Gestel Morbihan (56) 5.7 2,692
42 Plougoumelen Morbihan (56) 5.7 2,754
43 Saint-Malo Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 5.7 48,675
44 Roz-Landrieux Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 5.7 1,400
45 Noyal-sur-Vilaine Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 5.7 6,384
46 Port-Launay Finistère (29) 5.7 408
47 Plouédern Finistère (29) 5.6 3,175
48 Guilers Finistère (29) 5.6 8,421
49 La Forêt-Fouesnant Finistère (29) 5.6 3,592
50 Locoal-Mendon Morbihan (56) 5.6 3,608
51 Arradon Morbihan (56) 5.5 5,994
52 Lanester Morbihan (56) 5.5 23,752
53 La Trinité-Surzur Morbihan (56) 5.5 1,702
54 Lennon Finistère (29) 5.5 834
55 Melgven Finistère (29) 5.5 3,436
56 tied Le Palais Morbihan (56) 5.5 2,654
56 tied Sauzon Morbihan (56) 5.5 1,056
56 tied Bangor Morbihan (56) 5.5 1,023
59 Tréméreuc Côtes-d'Armor (22) 5.5 750
60 Saint-Guinoux Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 5.4 1,312
61 Quimperlé Finistère (29) 5.4 12,948
62 Châteaulin Finistère (29) 5.4 5,507
63 Henvic Finistère (29) 5.4 1,221
64 Plouhinec Finistère (29) 5.4 3,985
65 Saint-Divy Finistère (29) 5.4 1,626
66 Brest Finistère (29) 5.3 144,890
67 Crach Morbihan (56) 5.3 3,503
68 Saint-Renan Finistère (29) 5.3 8,772
69 Dirinon Finistère (29) 5.3 2,244
70 Thorigné-Fouillard Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 5.3 8,905
71 Lillemer Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 5.3 405
72 Crozon Finistère (29) 5.3 7,662
73 Bourg-Blanc Finistère (29) 5.3 3,638
74 Pleuven Finistère (29) 5.3 3,403
75 Baye Finistère (29) 5.2 1,404
76 Pleurtuit Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 5.2 7,301
77 La Ville-ès-Nonais Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 5.2 1,263
78 Coat-Méal Finistère (29) 5.2 1,150
79 Plerguer Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 5.1 2,932
80 tied Saint-Urbain Finistère (29) 5.1 1,706
80 tied Pont-Croix Finistère (29) 5.1 1,692
82 Lanneuffret Finistère (29) 5.1 159
83 Brélès Finistère (29) 5.1 894
84 Plouharnel Morbihan (56) 5.1 2,340
85 Concarneau Finistère (29) 5.1 21,635
86 Quédillac Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 5.0 1,313
87 Brandérion Morbihan (56) 5.0 1,521
88 Lézardrieux Côtes-d'Armor (22) 5.0 1,660
89 Sainte-Anne-d'Auray Morbihan (56) 5.0 3,026
90 Vern-sur-Seiche Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 5.0 8,360
91 Daoulas Finistère (29) 5.0 1,907
92 Taulé Finistère (29) 5.0 2,984
93 Saint-Yvi Finistère (29) 5.0 3,513
94 Nostang Morbihan (56) 5.0 1,712
95 Cesson-Sévigné Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 5.0 19,263
96 Audierne Finistère (29) 5.0 3,791
97 Pont-l'Abbé Finistère (29) 5.0 8,930
98 Tréglonou Finistère (29) 5.0 705
99 Saint-Jouan-de-l'Isle Côtes-d'Armor (22) 5.0 454
100 Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 4.9 4,823

Source: DREES (French Ministry of Health), localized potential accessibility (APL) to general practitioners; general practitioner office and home visits accessible per inhabitant per year (APL). Not ranked: communes whose APL is not published. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Best access to doctors in Brittany: FAQ

Which town in Brittany has the best access to general practitioners?

Île-d'Houat (Morbihan) has the best access to general practitioners in Brittany: 14.7 visits per inhabitant per year.

What are the 10 towns in Brittany with the best access to general practitioners?

In order: Île-d'Houat (14.7 visits per inhabitant per year), Île-aux-Moines (12.1 visits per inhabitant per year), Groix (11.2 visits per inhabitant per year), Île-de-Sein (11.2 visits per inhabitant per year), Île-de-Bréhat (10.1 visits per inhabitant per year), Ploeren (8.6 visits per inhabitant per year), Châteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine (7.9 visits per inhabitant per year), Ouessant (7.4 visits per inhabitant per year), Saint-Grégoire (7.3 visits per inhabitant per year), and Montgermont (7.2 visits per inhabitant per year).

Which town in Brittany has the poorest access to general practitioners?

Hœdic (Morbihan) has the poorest access to general practitioners in Brittany: 0.0 visits per inhabitant per year. See Medical deserts: the towns in Brittany with the poorest access to general practitioners.

How many towns in Brittany are ranked?

All of them: the 1,202 towns in Brittany appear in this ranking.

How is access to doctors measured?

Localized potential accessibility (APL), calculated by DREES, the statistics office of the French Ministry of Health, measures how many general practitioner visits each inhabitant can access per year. It takes into account doctors in the commune and in nearby communes, how much they work, and the age of the population. In its studies, DREES describes communes with an APL below 2.5 visits per inhabitant per year as underserved. Values are high in tourist resorts, where doctors also serve a seasonal population.

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