Real strengths, and real weak spots. Its schools beat most (A+): brevet results 5 points above the expected rate. Safety is another plus (A) — an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The drawback is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,804/m² takes 4.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Quimperlé Communauté. Walkability is weaker too: 40% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, ranking #23 of 59 in Finistère. It comes out better than four fifths of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bannalec with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Bannalec runs lower than in 92% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie figures for Bannalec show 84 offenses in 2025. The commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
3.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage29
Theft from vehicles22
Family violence12
Burglary11
Sexual violence5
Vehicle theft5
Fraud37
Theft without violence15
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
84
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence and armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 8.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Old homes shape Bannalec: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Per 10,000 residents, Bannalec counts 8.7 protected monuments, above Finistère’s towns (5) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. Among the classé monuments locally is Allée couverte. The town has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Bannalec sees more deaths than four in five compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Bannalec: 101 deaths for every 100 expected. 728 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 640: 14% above. The nearest emergency department to Bannalec is Ghbs Hopital la Villeneuve, 7.9 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Finistère is 84.8 years for women and 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Bannalec · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghbs Hopital la Villeneuve
18.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de Cornouaille Quimper
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Bannalec has 0.6 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.2% of commuters travelled at the census. 8.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €25,130 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,400
jobs based in Bannalec, 0.6 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 32% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Bannalec hold a degree than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 28%
24% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Finistère’s towns (26%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 15% of the people here. Half of Bannalec is older than 48, half younger.
48median age
BannalecFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Buying in Bannalec costs less than in Finistère’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,804/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The sales split: 96% houses, the rest apartments. A house rents for an estimated €9.18/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 194 homes in Bannalec.
€1,804/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bannalec€1,804/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,786/m²
187
€11.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.55 to €14.99/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Quimperlé Communauté
Arthur Hervet: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl ., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean Bourhis: AntonyB, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Michel Thersiquel: Thersiquel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yves Tanguy: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain
Bannalec’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bannalec
Is Bannalec safe?
It grades A for safety, #13 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 29 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bannalec good?
They grade A+, better than 97% of compared French towns and #4 of 63 in Finistère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bannalec expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.96/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bannalec grades B− for cost of living.
About Bannalec
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Bannalec is a commune of 5,725 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Quimperlé 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
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.
