At under 1,000 residents, Brennilis is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 29% of homes. Homes sell for a median €985/m².
What makes Brennilis stand out
The 2 things Brennilis does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brennilis.
Who lives here
Brennilis has fewer young adults than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 7.3% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 25% of adults, below both Finistère’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). 27% of residents have reached 65. The share of residents under 15 is 17%.
49.9median age
BrennilisFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Brennilis: 19% 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.
Since 1989, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. On the Culture ministry’s list, Brennilis counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Notre-Dame. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Brennilis than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,900 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 3.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 150 jobs are based in Brennilis, for 150 working residents (1.1 per worker). Of those in the labour force, 9.6% are unemployed.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Brennilis, 1.1 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Calvaire de Nestavel: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alignement des menhirs de Leïtan: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen de Ty-ar-Boudiged: Photo: Rolf Krahl ( Rotkraut ) · CC BY 4.0
Famous people from Brennilis
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brennilis yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Brennilis
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Brennilis is a commune of 454 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.
