Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 412 people, lies in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.
Le Faouët is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 18% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Le Faouët does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Faouët, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Faouët.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Faouët, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.2% of residents, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). A quarter of residents are 65 or over. Line up the people of Le Faouët by age and the one in the middle is 44.1.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
| Le Faouët | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €24,030 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€26,370) and compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Le Faouët counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). 6.0% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 18 homes were sold in Le Faouët.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Le Faouët has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle de Kergrist et croix: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Faouët yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Faouët | 412 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plouézec | 3,147 | 6.2 | — | C | — | C− |
| Plouha | 4,634 | 6.6 | C+ | C+ | A | C |
| Paimpol | 7,341 | 6.6 | C | D | C− | B− |
| Pabu | 2,771 | 8.2 | B+ | B | B | D− |
| Ploubazlanec | 2,932 | 8.6 | — | C | — | D |
| La Roche-Jaudy | 2,629 | 8.7 | — | A | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Le Faouët is a commune of 412 people in the Communauté de communes Leff Armor Communauté. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.