2026 ranking · vacancy rate of private housing

The towns in Brittany with the lowest housing vacancy rate

Q: 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.

Gestel (Morbihan) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Brittany: 1.5% of its private homes are vacant. Next come Brécé (Ille-et-Vilaine, 1.7%) and La Chapelle-Thouarault (Ille-et-Vilaine, 1.8%).

443 towns ranked out of 1,202

Gestel, 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. At the other end of the ranking, Guiscriff (Morbihan) comes last with 13.7%.

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 housing vacancy rates in Brittany

Rank	Town	Department	Vacant private homes	Population
1	Gestel	Morbihan (56)	1.5	2,692
2	Brécé	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.7	2,281
3	La Chapelle-Thouarault	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.8	2,345
4	Meucon	Morbihan (56)	2.1	2,347
5	Domloup	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.1	3,943
6	Pont-Péan	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.3	4,348
7	Pleumeleuc	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.3	3,607
8	Thorigné-Fouillard	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.3	8,905
9	Bourgbarré	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.4	4,899
10	Chavagne	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.4	4,775
11 tied	Montgermont	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.4	3,907
11 tied	Domagné	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.4	2,547
13 tied	Chartres-de-Bretagne	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.5	9,012
13 tied	Montreuil-le-Gast	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.5	2,122
15	Crevin	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.5	2,872
16	Bohars	Finistère (29)	2.6	3,793
17	Guilers	Finistère (29)	2.7	8,421
18	Quéven	Morbihan (56)	2.7	9,237
19	Saint-Erblon	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.7	3,731
20 tied	Chantepie	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.7	10,824
20 tied	Saint-Armel	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.7	2,484
22 tied	Orgères	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.7	5,799
22 tied	La Mézière	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.7	5,149
24	Acigné	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.7	7,040
25	Betton	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.8	13,273
26	Servon-sur-Vilaine	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.8	4,251
27	Pencran	Finistère (29)	2.8	2,284
28	Vern-sur-Seiche	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.9	8,360
29	Saint-Didier	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.9	2,069
30	Châteaubourg	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.9	7,675
31	La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.9	4,831
32	Breteil	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.9	3,759
33	L'Hermitage	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.0	4,808
34	Treffléan	Morbihan (56)	3.0	2,624
35	Saint-Nolff	Morbihan (56)	3.0	4,091
36	Saint-Gilles	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.1	5,650
37 tied	Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.1	8,451
37 tied	Arzon	Morbihan (56)	3.1	2,309
39	Saint-Alban	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	3.2	2,437
40	Monterblanc	Morbihan (56)	3.2	3,431
41	Châteaugiron	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.2	11,092
42 tied	Lécousse	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.2	3,636
42 tied	Cintré	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.2	2,714
44 tied	Ploeren	Morbihan (56)	3.2	7,025
44 tied	Milizac-Guipronvel	Finistère (29)	3.2	4,883
46	Nouvoitou	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.2	3,972
47	Saint-Lunaire	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.3	2,838
48	La Gouesnière	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.3	2,068
49	Caudan	Morbihan (56)	3.3	7,369
50	Plescop	Morbihan (56)	3.3	6,521
51	Corps-Nuds	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.4	3,648
52	Locqueltas	Morbihan (56)	3.4	2,080
53 tied	Mordelles	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.4	8,032
53 tied	Locmaria-Plouzané	Finistère (29)	3.4	5,260
53 tied	Plougoumelen	Morbihan (56)	3.4	2,754
56	Séné	Morbihan (56)	3.4	9,745
57	Javené	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.5	2,261
58 tied	Guipavas	Finistère (29)	3.5	15,882
58 tied	Merlevenez	Morbihan (56)	3.5	3,243
60	Vignoc	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.5	2,366
61 tied	Pacé	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.5	12,021
61 tied	Saint-Grégoire	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.5	10,355
61 tied	Le Folgoët	Finistère (29)	3.5	3,383
64	Saint-Avé	Morbihan (56)	3.5	12,792
65 tied	Plouzané	Finistère (29)	3.5	13,863
65 tied	Trélivan	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	3.5	2,945
67	Plabennec	Finistère (29)	3.5	8,869
68	Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.5	4,393
69	La Forest-Landerneau	Finistère (29)	3.6	2,072
70	Baden	Morbihan (56)	3.6	5,212
71 tied	Bruz	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.6	20,113
71 tied	Gévezé	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.6	6,190
73	Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys	Morbihan (56)	3.6	2,040
74	Gouesnou	Finistère (29)	3.7	6,619
75 tied	Baulon	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.7	2,257
75 tied	Saint-Thurial	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.7	2,230
77	Trégueux	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	3.7	8,614
78	Sainte-Anne-d'Auray	Morbihan (56)	3.7	3,026
79 tied	Saint-Renan	Finistère (29)	3.7	8,772
79 tied	Laillé	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.7	5,371
81 tied	Saint-Coulomb	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.7	3,042
81 tied	Le Bono	Morbihan (56)	3.7	2,673
83 tied	Sarzeau	Morbihan (56)	3.8	9,377
83 tied	Pluneret	Morbihan (56)	3.8	6,411
85	Vezin-le-Coquet	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.8	6,546
86 tied	Noyal-sur-Vilaine	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.8	6,384
86 tied	Plourhan	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	3.8	2,189
88 tied	Erquy	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	3.8	4,036
88 tied	Étrelles	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.8	2,773
90	Bédée	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.9	4,763
91	Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.9	13,912
92 tied	Ploemeur	Morbihan (56)	3.9	19,496
92 tied	Ploufragan	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	3.9	11,841
92 tied	Pluguffan	Finistère (29)	3.9	4,330
92 tied	Saint-Jouan-des-Guérets	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.9	2,905
92 tied	Taden	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	3.9	2,695
97 tied	Le Rheu	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.9	10,068
97 tied	Bourg-Blanc	Finistère (29)	3.9	3,638
99 tied	Sulniac	Morbihan (56)	3.9	3,947
99 tied	Louannec	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	3.9	3,134

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

Lowest housing vacancy rates in Brittany: FAQ

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.

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

In order: Gestel (1.5%), Brécé (1.7%), La Chapelle-Thouarault (1.8%), Meucon (2.1%), Domloup (2.1%), Pont-Péan (2.3%), Pleumeleuc (2.3%), Thorigné-Fouillard (2.3%), Bourgbarré (2.4%), and Chavagne (2.4%).

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. See the towns in Brittany with the highest 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.