2026 ranking · vacancy rate of private housing

The towns in Brittany with the highest housing vacancy rate

Q: Which town in Brittany has the highest housing vacancy rate?

Guiscriff (Morbihan) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Brittany: 13.7% of its private homes are vacant.

Guiscriff (Morbihan) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Brittany: 13.7% of its private homes are vacant. Next come Caulnes (Côtes-d'Armor, 13.2%) and Callac (Côtes-d'Armor, 13.2%).

443 towns ranked out of 1,202

Guiscriff, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 443 of the 1,202 towns in Brittany. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Gestel (Morbihan) comes last with 1.5%.

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: highest housing vacancy rates in Brittany

Rank	Town	Department	Vacant private homes	Population
1	Guiscriff	Morbihan (56)	13.7	2,088
2	Caulnes	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	13.2	2,634
3	Callac	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	13.2	2,337
4	Plonévez-du-Faou	Finistère (29)	12.8	2,204
5	Val d'Anast	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	12.5	4,006
6	Val-Couesnon	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	12.5	4,161
7	Châteauneuf-du-Faou	Finistère (29)	12.4	3,733
8	Guingamp	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	12.3	7,672
9	Mauron	Morbihan (56)	12.3	3,225
10	Rostrenen	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	12.2	3,554
11	Bourbriac	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	12.2	2,192
12	Pont-Aven	Finistère (29)	11.8	2,834
13	Bubry	Morbihan (56)	11.5	2,291
14	Bréhan	Morbihan (56)	11.5	2,358
15	Tréguier	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	11.4	2,573
16	Gourin	Morbihan (56)	11.2	4,113
17	Plémet	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	11.1	3,846
18	Morlaix	Finistère (29)	11.1	15,647
19	Guerlédan	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	10.9	2,595
20	Le Mené	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	10.8	6,671
21	Châteaulin	Finistère (29)	10.6	5,507
22	Plouguenast-Langast	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	10.5	2,434
23	Carhaix-Plouguer	Finistère (29)	10.3	7,869
24	Cléguérec	Morbihan (56)	10.3	2,974
25	Louvigné-du-Désert	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	10.2	3,425
26	Edern	Finistère (29)	10.2	2,242
27	Josselin	Morbihan (56)	10.1	2,713
28	Pontivy	Morbihan (56)	10.1	15,490
29	Le Faouët	Morbihan (56)	10.0	2,869
30	Plounévez-Lochrist	Finistère (29)	9.9	2,348
31	Plumelec	Morbihan (56)	9.7	2,817
32	Les Portes du Coglais	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	9.6	2,247
33	Broons	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	9.5	3,015
34	Grand-Fougeray	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	9.5	2,624
35	Guiclan	Finistère (29)	9.4	2,621
36	Forges de Lanouée	Morbihan (56)	9.4	2,311
37	Louargat	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	9.4	2,497
38	Taupont	Morbihan (56)	9.3	2,492
39	Carentoir	Morbihan (56)	9.2	3,295
40	Saint-Pol-de-Léon	Finistère (29)	9.2	7,156
41 tied	Scaër	Finistère (29)	9.2	5,286
41 tied	Plouaret	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	9.2	2,276
43	Malestroit	Morbihan (56)	9.2	2,610
44	Guégon	Morbihan (56)	9.2	2,405
45	Pleyben	Finistère (29)	9.1	3,945
46 tied	La Guerche-de-Bretagne	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	9.1	4,664
46 tied	La Roche-Jaudy	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	9.1	3,290
48	Évellys	Morbihan (56)	9.0	3,460
49	Elliant	Finistère (29)	9.0	3,544
50	Martigné-Ferchaud	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	9.0	2,738
51	Retiers	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	9.0	4,653
52	Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch	Finistère (29)	8.9	3,803
53	Quintin	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	8.9	2,919
54	Fougères	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	8.9	20,946
55	Réguiny	Morbihan (56)	8.8	2,010
56	Sizun	Finistère (29)	8.7	2,406
57	Briec	Finistère (29)	8.7	5,940
58	Plouvorn	Finistère (29)	8.6	2,993
59	Telgruc-sur-Mer	Finistère (29)	8.6	2,223
60	Baud	Morbihan (56)	8.4	6,519
61	Noyal-Pontivy	Morbihan (56)	8.4	3,704
62	Saint-Méen-le-Grand	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	8.4	4,807
63	Merdrignac	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	8.4	3,357
64	Redon	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	8.3	10,342
65	Rives-du-Couesnon	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	8.3	2,981
66	Locminé	Morbihan (56)	8.3	5,013
67	Saint-Brieuc	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	8.2	45,736
68	Loudéac	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	8.2	10,344
69	Pleugueneuc	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	8.2	2,124
70	Plénée-Jugon	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	8.1	2,623
71	Plomodiern	Finistère (29)	8.1	2,339
72	Bain-de-Bretagne	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	8.1	7,851
73	Guipry-Messac	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	8.0	7,524
74 tied	Dinan	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	8.0	15,351
74 tied	Malansac	Morbihan (56)	8.0	2,379
76	Saint-Germain-en-Coglès	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	8.0	2,138
77	Plougonven	Finistère (29)	7.9	3,473
78	Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner	Finistère (29)	7.9	3,214
79 tied	Landivisiau	Finistère (29)	7.9	9,714
79 tied	Inguiniel	Morbihan (56)	7.9	2,237
81	Plouénan	Finistère (29)	7.9	2,661
82	Sixt-sur-Aff	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	7.8	2,312
83	Pluméliau-Bieuzy	Morbihan (56)	7.8	4,705
84	Plancoët	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	7.8	3,156
85	Lanvéoc	Finistère (29)	7.8	2,087
86	Guer	Morbihan (56)	7.8	6,511
87	Pipriac	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	7.8	3,936
88	Dol-de-Bretagne	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	7.7	6,173
89	Jugon-les-Lacs	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	7.7	2,592
90 tied	Quimper	Finistère (29)	7.7	66,579
90 tied	Cléder	Finistère (29)	7.7	3,692
92	La Gacilly	Morbihan (56)	7.7	4,093
93	Lanvollon	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	7.7	2,000
94	Saint-Brandan	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	7.6	2,364
95	Bains-sur-Oust	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	7.6	3,665
96	Pleine-Fougères	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	7.6	2,028
97	Lampaul-Guimiliau	Finistère (29)	7.5	2,081
98	Moréac	Morbihan (56)	7.5	3,803
99	Plozévet	Finistère (29)	7.5	3,059
100	Lanmeur	Finistère (29)	7.5	2,433

Source: French Ministry of Housing and Cerema, vacant housing file (LOVAC); vacant private homes on January 1 as a share of all private homes, towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest housing vacancy rates in Brittany: FAQ

Which town in Brittany has the highest housing vacancy rate?

Guiscriff (Morbihan) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Brittany: 13.7% of its private homes are vacant.

What are the 10 towns in Brittany with the highest housing vacancy rate?

In order: Guiscriff (13.7%), Caulnes (13.2%), Callac (13.2%), Plonévez-du-Faou (12.8%), Val d'Anast (12.5%), Val-Couesnon (12.5%), Châteauneuf-du-Faou (12.4%), Guingamp (12.3%), Mauron (12.3%), and Rostrenen (12.2%).

Which town in Brittany has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

Gestel (Morbihan) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Brittany: 1.5% of its private homes are vacant. See the towns in Brittany with the lowest housing vacancy rate.

How many towns in Brittany are ranked?

443 out of 1,202. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality.

What does this rate measure?

It is the share of privately owned homes that were vacant on January 1, according to the LOVAC file built from tax data by the French Ministry of Housing and Cerema. It counts every kind of vacancy, including short spells between two tenants or during renovation work; social housing is not included. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked, and towns whose number of vacant homes is withheld for tax confidentiality (fewer than 11) are left out.