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The towns in Brittany with the lowest brevet pass rate

Carhaix-Plouguer (Finistère) has the lowest brevet pass rate in Brittany: 74.6%. Next come Val-Couesnon (Ille-et-Vilaine, 75.5%) and Mauron (Morbihan, 80.3%).

101 towns ranked out of 1,202

Carhaix-Plouguer, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stCarhaix-Plouguer 74.6% Finistère
  2. 2ndVal-Couesnon 75.5% Ille-et-Vilaine
  3. 3rdMauron 80.3% Morbihan

This ranking covers 101 of the 1,202 towns in Brittany. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results. At the other end of the ranking, Ploudalmézeau (Finistère) comes last with 98.7%.

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: lowest brevet pass rates in Brittany

Rank Town Department Brevet pass rate Proportional bar Population
1 Carhaix-Plouguer Finistère (29) 74.6 7,869
2 Val-Couesnon Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 75.5 4,161
3 Mauron Morbihan (56) 80.3 3,225
4 Saint-Georges-de-Reintembault Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 83.7 1,565
5 Lorient Morbihan (56) 83.8 59,856
6 Saint-Brieuc Côtes-d'Armor (22) 84.6 45,736
7 Saint-Méen-le-Grand Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 84.7 4,807
8 Paimpol Côtes-d'Armor (22) 85.1 7,654
9 tied Rennes Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 87.0 234,950
9 tied Pleine-Fougères Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 87.0 2,028
11 Quintin Côtes-d'Armor (22) 87.3 2,919
12 Guingamp Côtes-d'Armor (22) 87.6 7,672
13 Broons Côtes-d'Armor (22) 88.0 3,015
14 Redon Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 88.3 10,342
15 Plouay Morbihan (56) 88.5 5,886
16 Saint-Quay-Portrieux Côtes-d'Armor (22) 88.8 3,488
17 tied Maen Roch Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 89.0 5,186
17 tied Plœuc-L'Hermitage Côtes-d'Armor (22) 89.0 4,173
19 Vitré Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 89.6 19,938
20 tied Lannion Côtes-d'Armor (22) 89.7 21,041
20 tied Dinan Côtes-d'Armor (22) 89.7 15,351
20 tied Loudéac Côtes-d'Armor (22) 89.7 10,344
20 tied Pleyben Finistère (29) 89.7 3,945
24 Quimperlé Finistère (29) 89.9 12,948
25 Gourin Morbihan (56) 90.2 4,113
26 tied Fougères Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 90.3 20,946
26 tied Questembert Morbihan (56) 90.3 8,442
28 tied Bruz Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 90.8 20,113
28 tied Hennebont Morbihan (56) 90.8 16,385
30 Combourg Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 90.9 6,534
31 tied Rosporden Finistère (29) 91.3 7,712
31 tied Plouër-sur-Rance Côtes-d'Armor (22) 91.3 3,523
33 Dol-de-Bretagne Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 91.6 6,173
34 Quimper Finistère (29) 91.7 66,579
35 tied Lesneven Finistère (29) 91.8 7,776
35 tied Le Faouët Morbihan (56) 91.8 2,869
37 tied Concarneau Finistère (29) 91.9 21,635
37 tied Pontivy Morbihan (56) 91.9 15,490
39 Guer Morbihan (56) 92.0 6,511
40 tied Brest Finistère (29) 92.2 144,890
40 tied Saint-Malo Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 92.2 48,675
40 tied Cesson-Sévigné Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 92.2 19,263
40 tied Lamballe-Armor Côtes-d'Armor (22) 92.2 17,746
40 tied Fouesnant Finistère (29) 92.2 10,951
40 tied Montauban-de-Bretagne Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 92.2 6,798
46 tied Pont-l'Abbé Finistère (29) 92.3 8,930
46 tied Val d'Anast Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 92.3 4,006
46 tied Merdrignac Côtes-d'Armor (22) 92.3 3,357
46 tied Josselin Morbihan (56) 92.3 2,713
50 Pacé Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 92.4 12,021
51 Ploemeur Morbihan (56) 92.7 19,496
52 tied Cancale Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 92.9 5,769
52 tied Tinténiac Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 92.9 4,153
54 tied Lanester Morbihan (56) 93.0 23,752
54 tied Plouescat Finistère (29) 93.0 3,649
56 Locminé Morbihan (56) 93.1 5,013
57 tied Vannes Morbihan (56) 93.3 57,745
57 tied Douarnenez Finistère (29) 93.3 14,425
59 tied Châteaubourg Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 93.4 7,675
59 tied Saint-Jean-Brévelay Morbihan (56) 93.4 3,004
59 tied Plénée-Jugon Côtes-d'Armor (22) 93.4 2,623
62 tied Guilers Finistère (29) 93.5 8,421
62 tied Rohan Morbihan (56) 93.5 1,562
64 Saint-Pol-de-Léon Finistère (29) 93.6 7,156
65 tied Landerneau Finistère (29) 93.7 16,975
65 tied Janzé Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 93.7 8,838
65 tied Guerlédan Côtes-d'Armor (22) 93.7 2,595
68 Mordelles Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 93.8 8,032
69 Rostrenen Côtes-d'Armor (22) 94.0 3,554
70 tied Morlaix Finistère (29) 94.1 15,647
70 tied Carnac Morbihan (56) 94.1 4,299
72 Plabennec Finistère (29) 94.3 8,869
73 Lannilis Finistère (29) 94.4 5,846
74 Plouzané Finistère (29) 94.5 13,863
75 La Guerche-de-Bretagne Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 94.7 4,664
76 Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 94.8 4,407
77 Guilvinec Finistère (29) 94.9 2,706
78 tied Montfort-sur-Meu Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 95.0 6,993
78 tied Elven Morbihan (56) 95.0 6,807
80 Plougastel-Daoulas Finistère (29) 95.1 13,756
81 Sarzeau Morbihan (56) 95.2 9,377
82 Guipavas Finistère (29) 95.3 15,882
83 Malestroit Morbihan (56) 95.4 2,610
84 Landivisiau Finistère (29) 95.5 9,714
85 tied Ploërmel Morbihan (56) 95.6 10,688
85 tied Baud Morbihan (56) 95.6 6,519
87 Bain-de-Bretagne Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 95.7 7,851
88 Muzillac Morbihan (56) 95.8 5,229
89 Châteaulin Finistère (29) 96.0 5,507
90 Saint-Renan Finistère (29) 96.1 8,772
91 Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 96.4 4,393
92 tied Arradon Morbihan (56) 96.7 5,994
92 tied Pléneuf-Val-André Côtes-d'Armor (22) 96.7 4,108
94 Liffré Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 96.8 9,484
95 Le Relecq-Kerhuon Finistère (29) 96.9 12,171
96 tied Châteaugiron Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 97.0 11,092
96 tied Crozon Finistère (29) 97.0 7,662
98 Plérin Côtes-d'Armor (22) 97.4 14,880
99 Perros-Guirec Côtes-d'Armor (22) 97.5 7,473
100 Briec Finistère (29) 98.1 5,940

Source: French Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet results; candidates who passed the brevet at the latest session, all of the town’s middle schools combined, towns with at least two middle schools. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Lowest brevet pass rates in Brittany: FAQ

Which town in Brittany has the lowest brevet pass rate?

Carhaix-Plouguer (Finistère) has the lowest brevet pass rate in Brittany: 74.6%.

What are the 10 towns in Brittany with the lowest brevet pass rate?

In order: Carhaix-Plouguer (74.6%), Val-Couesnon (75.5%), Mauron (80.3%), Saint-Georges-de-Reintembault (83.7%), Lorient (83.8%), Saint-Brieuc (84.6%), Saint-Méen-le-Grand (84.7%), Paimpol (85.1%), Rennes (87.0%), and Pleine-Fougères (87.0%).

Which town in Brittany has the highest brevet pass rate?

Ploudalmézeau (Finistère) has the highest brevet pass rate in Brittany: 98.7%. See the towns in Brittany with the highest brevet pass rate.

How many towns in Brittany are ranked?

101 out of 1,202. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results.

How is this rate calculated?

It is the share of candidates who sat the brevet (the national exam French students take at the end of middle school, at about age 15) and passed it at the latest session, all of the town’s middle schools combined (public and state-contracted private schools, general and vocational tracks), according to results published by the French Ministry of Education. Pass rates depend heavily on the students each school takes in; town pages also show each middle school’s value added, which accounts for this. Only towns with at least two middle schools are ranked, so that the ranking compares towns rather than individual schools.

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