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BrélèsFinistère

With 868 residents, it is a town in Finistère, Brittany.

Population
868
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€11.55
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€28,030
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Brélès a good place to live?

Brélès has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Manoir de Bel-Air
Manoir de Bel-Air · Classé · Photo: Louboutinj · CC BY-SA 4.0
Brélès’ story

Brélès in pictures

Brélès has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1993First protected: Manoir de Bel-Air
  • 1995Most recently protected: Domaine de Kergroadès
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Château de Kergroadès and 25 more in and around Brélès

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Brélès. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Kergroadèsin townChâteauChâteauManoir de Bel-Airin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Brescanvelin townChâteauChâteauKergroadezin townMuseumMuseumMaison de l'Algue4 km west, in LanildutAttractionAttractionCalvaire4.4 km west, in Porspoder
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brélès.

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Brélès are under 15, more than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns

Degrees are held by 37% of adults. 19% of residents are 65 or over, below Finistère’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Brélès has a median age of 44.4 years.

44.4median age
BrélèsFinistère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat27%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Brélès
BrélèsFinistère medianFrance median
Under 1520%15%17%
15–2410%9.3%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6430%28%26%
65+19%26%22%
No diploma8.2%14%19%
CAP or BEP24%27%26%
Baccalauréat27%20%18%
Higher education37%34%30%
Full pageBrélès’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages44.4 median age · 19% are 65 or overHouseholds360 households · 2.4 people per householdBorn abroad1.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Brélès?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Brélès: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The protected list starts in the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Brélès is Manoir de Bel-Air.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1993
first monument protected
Full pageBrélès’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes14% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Brélès?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Brélès, 5.6%, runs below Finistère’s towns and compared French towns

3.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Jobs located in Brélès: 100, for 400 residents in work (0.2 each). After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,030 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
100
jobs based in Brélès, 0.2 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageBrélès’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.2 per working residentGetting to work4% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€28,030 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Brélès is €11.55/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Brélès: 29 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€11.55/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Brélès€11.55/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Finistère median€11.55/m²
€11.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.37 to €14.24/m² a month)
€9.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageBrélès’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€11.55/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brélès

12pages on Brélès
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.4 mi awayWork & commute100 jobs based hereHousing29 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractions5 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 44.4History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

Brélès has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Domaine de KergroadèsChâteau · 17th & 20th c.
Manoir de Bel-AirManor house · 16th c.
Photo credits

Domaine de Kergroadès: Photo: Traumrune · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir de Bel-Air: Photo: Louboutinj · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Brélès

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Brélès as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Brélès’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Finistère →
PlouarzelSaint-RenanPloudalmézeauMilizac-GuipronvelGuilersLocmaria-PlouzanéPlouarzelSaint-RenanPloudalmézeauMilizac-GuipronvelGuilersLocmaria-PlouzanéBrélès
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Brélès868—————
Plouarzel4,0293.2—B−—C−
Saint-Renan8,5774.8AB−A−B−
Ploudalmézeau6,5225.2A+BA+C
Milizac-Guipronvel4,8166.2A+BA+A−
Guilers8,2687.4B+C+AC+
Locmaria-Plouzané5,1307.7—C+—B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Brélès

Commune in Finistère, Brittany

Brélès is a commune of 868 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Iroise. 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

Population
868 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays d'Iroise
Département
Finistère (29)
Région
Brittany
Area
5.4 sq mi (14 km²)
INSEE code
29017

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.