Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Berrien.
Who lives here
Few people in Berrien are 15 to 24: 7.1%, fewer than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns
Under 15: 13% of residents. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above Finistère’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Graduates make up 29% of adults.
53.9median age
BerrienFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education29%
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
History
Berrien keeps more of its old housing than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 1989. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Berrien: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Pierre. The protected list starts in prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Berrien are out of work than in Finistère’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.9%
The median disposable income was €23,550 a year per consumption unit, below both Finistère’s towns (€26,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). 150 jobs are based in Berrien, for 300 working residents (0.4 per worker). At the census, 5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Berrien, 0.4 per working resident
14.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Berrien costs less than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.29/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,167/m², lower than both Finistère’s towns (€2,388/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). House rents are put at about €7.95/m² a month. Sales in Berrien from July 2023 to June 2026: 48 houses and apartments.
€1,167/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Berrien€1,167/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,167/m²
48
€8.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €10.55/m² a month)
€7.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Berrien
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Berrien is a commune of 943 people in the Communauté de communes Monts d'Arrée 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.
