In Île-de-Bréhat, 76% of homes are second homes, more than in 99% of compared French towns
Households without a car: 28% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. 7.8% of residents are 15 to 24, or about one in 13. Lower than in 92% of compared French towns: 7% of homes are flats. Île-de-Bréhat is home to 429 residents in 190 households, by the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Côtes-d'Armor median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Île-de-Bréhat
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 720 second homes and occasional dwellings in Île-de-Bréhat, 76% of its 940 homes: higher than in 99% of compared French towns. 93% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Île-de-Bréhat’s residents are under 54.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Only 3% of homes stand empty in Île-de-Bréhat
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
20% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 13% moved in within the last two years. On average, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, households in social housing are scarce here: 7.7%, fewer than in 72% of compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, Île-de-Bréhat outgrew 56% of compared French towns: +6%
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
In two steps, −11% to 2017 and +19% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +3% in Côtes-d'Armor.
A median age of 54.6: Île-de-Bréhat is older than 93% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Île-de-Bréhat 54.6. The median compared French town: 44.
A third of residents are 65 or over (typical compared French town: 22%).
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
Fewer couples with children than 71% of compared French towns: 21%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Côtes-d'Armor median and the France median
Living alone · share
Set against 35% in the typical compared French town, 38% of households are one person living alone in Île-de-Bréhat. Couples with children make up 25% in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2 people.
A median standard of living of €29,040 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Half of Île-de-Bréhat’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €29,040 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 79% of compared French towns.
Only 10% of households are headed by a manual worker in Île-de-Bréhat
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a manager or professional: 13% here and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Census figures put households headed by a retired person at 33% in Île-de-Bréhat. For households headed by a manual worker, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 3.5%, a lower share than 77% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Côtes-d'Armor has 2.7%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 77% of compared French towns. On average, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Foreign nationals make up about one in 36 here (2.8%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
38% of residents 15 and over are married, below 77% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
In Île-de-Bréhat, 27% of residents 15 and over are single, beside 25% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Graduates of higher education make up 46% in Île-de-Bréhat, more than in 89% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
15% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
41 French towns of 429 to 2,582 people: this is the 7th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Of the 6 towns nearest Île-de-Bréhat, 5 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Île-de-Bréhat | 54.6 | 33% | 76% | 3.5% |
| Ploubazlanec 2,932 · 3.4 mi | 62 | 43% | 40% | 2% |
| Paimpol 7,341 · 5.3 mi | 61.5 | 44% | 17% | 2.9% |
| Plouézec 3,147 · 6.9 mi | 61.6 | 42% | 29% | 2.2% |
| Plouha 4,634 · 12 mi | 62 | 44% | 31% | 2.4% |
| La Roche-Jaudy 2,629 · 13.2 mi | 49 | 26% | 13% | 3.4% |
| Penvénan 2,584 · 13.7 mi | 63.3 | 46% | 41% | 2.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Île-de-Bréhat
What is the population of Île-de-Bréhat?
429 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (404).
How old are Île-de-Bréhat’s residents?
The median age is 54.6, older than 93% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Île-de-Bréhat?
720, with occasional dwellings: 76% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Île-de-Bréhat?
INSEE counts 15 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.5% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (2.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Île-de-Bréhat?
€29,040 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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