Safety is its strong suit — an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 11.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At A− overall, Bénodet ranks #22 of 59 in Finistère. It comes out better than just over four fifths of compared French towns. The trade-off is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 Bénodet 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bénodet.
Who lives here
Children make up only 9.6% of Bénodet, fewer than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns
45% of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 5% of the town, below both Finistère’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 42% of adults.
62.4median age
BénodetFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
45%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education42%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Crime per resident in Bénodet runs lower than in 86% of compared French towns
2025 saw 39 offenses recorded in Bénodet. Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
2.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage28
Burglary11
Armed robbery0
Fraud21
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.
2.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
39
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
22.3%
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 · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 22.3% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C−
A home in Bénodet sells for €3,571/m², more than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Finistère costs more to buy into than Bénodet, at €3,571/m², the highest of 91. Houses sell for €3,218/m² in the town, apartments for €3,875/m². Also worth knowing: the estimated advertised rent is €13.95/m² a month, higher than both Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€3,571/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bénodet€3,571/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,218/m²
138
Apartments
€3,875/m²
183
€13.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.92 to €17.81/m² a month)
8.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.56/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,450
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Fouesnantais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Bénodet loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 79 per 100 expected, below Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
545 deaths in Bénodet between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 686: 21% below. At birth, a girl in Finistère can expect 84.8 years and a boy 79 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. There are 3 general practitioners locally.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw79
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Bénodet · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Hotel Dieu les Augustines de Pont L Abbe
7.6 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
Bénodet has 4 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
2.7% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Bénodet is Chapelle de Perguet. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Since 1990, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Incomes in Bénodet run higher than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €30,730 a year per consumption unit
Jobs located in Bénodet: 1,100, for 1,200 residents in work (0.9 each). At the census, 7.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 10.4%, higher than Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,100
jobs based in Bénodet, 0.9 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 43% of compared French towns
Menhir de Poulquer: Photo: Armael · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église, dite église du Port ou église Saint-Thomas: Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chapelle de Perguet: Photo: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Bénodet
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Bénodet as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bénodet
Is Bénodet safe?
It grades A for safety, #21 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
Is Bénodet expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bénodet grades C− for cost of living.
About Bénodet
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Bénodet is a commune of 3,849 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Fouesnantais. 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.
