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Lorient
Large city · 56100 · Bretagne
👥 Population
58 329
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 586 €
📈 11% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.2 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🟠 12.9 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Lorient — Score 58/100.
58
💰 Yield43
🌳 Quality of life93
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability25
🛡️ Safety30
⚡ Energy rating65
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 639 Transactions · Lorient
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 586 €
🏡 House /m²
2 966 €
📋 Transactions
639
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorient | 2 586 € | 2 966 € | 919 | 58 329 |
| Vannes | 3 877 € | 4 211 € | 916 | 55 790 |
| Lanester | 3 665 € | 2 500 € | 471 | 23 263 |
| Ploemeur | 4 177 € | 3 462 € | 255 | 18 872 |
| Hennebont | 2 508 € | 2 514 € | 248 | 15 910 |
| Pontivy | 2 391 € | 1 636 € | 295 | 14 640 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
13.37 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.2 %
⏳ Payback period
16.1 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
88.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.5 %
🚪 Vacant homes
8.0 %
🏢 Apartments
73.8 %
24.9 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B1
Moderate tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
8 765
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
48.610 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
105.970 %
🏘️ Housing tax
27.340 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.540 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.18 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
58 329
2023
📐 Area
15.00 km²
3889 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 860 €
📊 Median age
41.7 yrs
36.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
69.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
16.1 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
21.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
14 690
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1 510
+12.8% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1 339
💼 Economic density
252
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Lorient Bretagne Sud
À 1.23 km · Segment A
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Lorient
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Lorient Agglomération
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
3
🏫 Middle schools
6
🎓 High schools
4
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE SAINT JOSEPH - LA SALLE (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +2.0 |
| LYCEE DUPUY DE LOME | public | 98.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE ST LOUIS | privé sous contrat | 97.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE JEAN-BAPTISTE COLBERT (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 96.0 % | — | -1.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
86.7 %
Average pass rate · 7 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT LOUIS | privé sous contrat | 121.5 |
| COLLEGE AUGUSTE BRIZEUX | public | 114.4 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH LA SALLE | privé sous contrat | 101.2 |
| COLLEGE DE KERENTRECH | public | 97.1 |
| COLLEGE ANITA CONTI | public | 92.9 |
| COLLEGE JEAN LE COUTALLER | public | 67.3 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
10
💊 Pharmacies
22
🔬 Laboratories
4
🏥 Établissements de santé
135
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
5
💊 Pharmacies
22
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1184
📋 Commerce
595
📋 Enseignement
77
🏥 Sante
756
🚆 Transport
26
⚽ Sport
138
🎭 Culture
38
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 7 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 7 | Centre d'information et de recrutement des forces armées (Cirfa) - Lorient, Point-justice de Bois du Château, Lorient, Point-justice de Kervénanec, Lorient |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 808 | 13.90 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +93 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 726 | 12.40 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +70 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 502 | 8.60 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +37 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 434 | 7.40 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 335 | 5.70 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +43 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 321 | 5.50 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -27 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 254 | 4.40 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences sexuelles | 166 | 2.80 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +17 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 166 | 2.80 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -46 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 134 | 3.60 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -52 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 100 | 1.70 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -29 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 82 | 1.40 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -36 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 58 | 1.00 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 56 | 1.00 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -73 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
753 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.4 %
B
6.2 %
C
19.1 %
19.1 %
D
35.3 %
35.3 %
E
26.0 %
26.0 %
F
10.1 %
10.1 %
G
2.8 %
12.9 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 4 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| monument | 18e siècle |
| préfecture | 18e siècle |
| chapelle | 16e siècle |
| maison | 18e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 13 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Effet thermique
Effet toxique
Tassements différentiels
Tempête et grains (vent)
Effet de surpression
Mouvement de terrain
Par submersion marine
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Rupture de barrage
Inondation
Séisme
Risque industriel
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 49 490 analyses · CA LORIENT AGGLOMÉRATION
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
49 490
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
83
⚡ Charge points
294
🚀 Incl. fast charging
21
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larmor-Plage | 3.8 km | 35/100 | 8 418 |
| Port-Louis | 5.0 km | 33/100 | 2 608 |
| Quéven | 5.0 km | 39/100 | 8 991 |
| Locmiquélic | 4.6 km | 38/100 | 4 093 |
| Lanester | 4.6 km | 53/100 | 23 263 |
| Ploemeur | 5.5 km | 52/100 | 18 872 |
| Caudan | 7.4 km | 35/100 | 7 206 |
| Gâvres | 7.1 km | 28/100 | 696 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Lorient
What is the price per m² in Lorient? ▶
The median price per m² in Lorient is 2 586 €.
What is the rental yield in Lorient? ▶
The gross rental yield in Lorient is 6.2%.
Is Lorient a good real estate investment? ▶
Lorient has a ScorCity score of 58/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Lorient? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Lorient is D.
What are the natural risks in Lorient? ▶
13 risks are identified in Lorient: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Effet thermique, Effet toxique.