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Pontivy score: 37/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Pontivy safe? France travel risk

Is Pontivy safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Pontivy scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates France Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Pontivy scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and France (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Pontivy: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (44/100) and health and medical access (43/100).

A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the France travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Found at 48.0692° N, 2.9614° W within Bretagne, Pontivy is situated 401.4 km ENE of Paris at an altitude of 60 m.

Region
Bretagne
Coordinates
48.0692° N, 2.9614° W
Elevation
60 m
Time Zone
Europe/Paris
Population
14,547
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: La Rochelle (252.7 km SE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Vannes-Meucon Airport (VNE) 42.5 km SSE
Hospital Care Centre hospitalier du Centre-Bretagne 4.1 km ENE
Railway Terminal Pontivy 0.9 km SSW

Adjacent Localities in France

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the France travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the France entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Hennebont 10
37.7 km SW
Auray 10
44.6 km S
Vannes 10
48.3 km SSE
Ploemeur 10
50.6 km SW
Concarneau 10
74.4 km WSW
Dinan 10
80.1 km ENE

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy