Half of Carantec is over 60.5, older than 98% of compared French towns
13% of households are couples with children (typical compared French town: 25%). At the 2023 Census, 3,272 people lived in Carantec, in 1,740 households. Across Carantec, 53% of households are headed by a retired person. This Finistère town has fewer households in social housing than 92% of compared French towns, at 3.6%.
Throughout this page, the Finistère median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Carantec
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 1,290 second homes and occasional dwellings in Carantec, 41% of its 3,160 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 79% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Carantec’s residents are under 60.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 42% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
41% of homes are second homes, a share 96% of compared French towns don’t reach
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
One household in 18 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Census figures put flats at 17% in Carantec. Fewer households without a car than in 84% of compared French towns: 5.5%.
+4% since 2012, a pace below 54% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Here the change came as ±0% to 2017, then +4% to 2023.
Carantec: 42% of residents are 65 or over, above 98% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Carantec 60.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 5.8%, below 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
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.
A lower share of single-parent households than 98% of compared French towns, at 5.2%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Finistère median and the France median
Living alone · share
On average, 1.9 people share a household. Measured more widely, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. More one-person households than in 76% of compared French towns: 42%.
At the median, €31,680 a year to live on
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €31,680 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 90% of compared French towns. Under the poverty line sit 7.0% of residents.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 6.1% in Carantec, less than in 94% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Where nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, Carantec has 13%. Against that, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.1% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 91% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
With foreign nationals at 1.1%, Carantec is behind 92% of compared French towns on that count. By way of comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Finistère has 2.4%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 91% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 99% of compared French towns: 54% of residents 15 and over are married
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Carantec comes in at 17%. Typically, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
In Carantec, 9.6% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Carantec, 45%. Elsewhere, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 3,234 to 3,308 people, the 2nd oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Lespinasse (36.5), the youngest, and Jard-sur-Mer (68.1), the oldest.
Around Carantec, 2 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carantec | 60.5 | 42% | 41% | 2.1% |
| Saint-Pol-de-Léon 6,941 · 3.6 mi | 52.2 | 32% | 14% | 4% |
| Taulé 2,914 · 3.8 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 4.9% | 3.4% |
| Plouénan 2,610 · 3.8 mi | 44.3 | 23% | 6.8% | 2.4% |
| Roscoff 3,334 · 4.9 mi | 61.5 | 44% | 37% | 2.9% |
| Plougasnou 3,192 · 5.2 mi | 62.8 | 45% | 40% | 2.7% |
| Saint-Martin-des-Champs 4,773 · 6.7 mi | 50.9 | 32% | 2.8% | 4.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Carantec
What is the population of Carantec?
3,272 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (3,150).
How old are Carantec’s residents?
The median age is 60.5, older than 98% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 42% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Carantec?
1,290, with occasional dwellings: 41% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Carantec?
INSEE counts 67 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.1% of residents, and 36 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Carantec?
€31,680 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 7.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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