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It is a town of 3,727 residents in Finistère, Brittany.
Some subjects shine; others lag. The local economy does well: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 5.9% unemployment. Bohars grades A− overall, better than 77% of compared French towns. It ranks #27 of 59 in Finistère. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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.
The 2 things Bohars does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bohars 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bohars as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Bâtiment aux Lions, in Brest, 2.7 mi away.
4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and gardens in and near Bohars. Best known first.
MuseumTour Tanguy4.9 km south, in Brest
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Brest4.9 km southeast, in Brest
ChâteauChâteau de Mesléan4.9 km east, in Gouesnou
Art galleryLe Comœdia5 km southeast, in BrestChâteauChâteauMotte féodalein townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bohars.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Finistère, women can expect to live 84.8 years and men 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 790 deaths in Bohars between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 493: 60% above. There are 5 general practitioners in the town.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Bohars, 96.7% passed the bac, about level with Finistère’s towns (96.9%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 1.4 mi away. Ranked by results, schools here are #36 of 63 in Finistère.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Croas ar PennocNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 65 | 89%−6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent La Croix Rouge La Salle PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 431 | 100%+2 pts |
| Collège de l'IroiseBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 110 | 95%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Retirement age and beyond: 29% of residents are 65 or older. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.5% of the population. Residents of Bohars have a median age of 49.7.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Bohars | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses were four fifths of what sold. From July 2023 to June 2026, 66 homes were sold in Bohars. House rents are put at about €10.57/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,517/m² | 53 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 5.9%, below Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. 3.0% of Bohars’ 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
Nothing in Bohars is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Bohars as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohars | 3,727 | — | A− | C | A− | D |
| Guilers | 8,268 | 1.8 | B+ | C+ | A | C+ |
| Brest | 142,346 | 2.2 | C+ | C+ | D | C− |
| Gouesnou | 6,501 | 3 | A | C | B | B |
| Milizac-Guipronvel | 4,816 | 3.7 | A+ | B | A+ | A− |
| Saint-Renan | 8,577 | 4.8 | A | B− | A− | B− |
| Plouzané | 13,567 | 4.9 | A | C | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It has less crime per resident than 80% of compared French towns: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 12.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It grades A− for safety, #32 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 22 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns and #36 of 63 in Finistère. The lycée stands out: 100% of 431 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent La Croix Rouge La Salle in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.86/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bohars grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Bohars is a commune of 3,727 people in the Brest Métropole. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 4, 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.