Châteaulin’s schools beat most: bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 2.6 points above the expected rate. At the median price of €1,545/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay. Walkability is another plus — four in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Overall, that makes an A−, good for #19 of 59 in Finistère. Set against the rest, it does better than 82% of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, B for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Châteaulin 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châteaulin.
Schools
More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Châteaulin than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 96.0%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
97.4% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Châteaulin, about level with Finistère’s towns (96.9%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s schools place #40 of 63 in Finistère on results. At the two general lycées, 97% of 231 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
The median disposable income in Châteaulin is €24,910 a year per consumption unit, against €26,720 in Finistère’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
Jobs located in Châteaulin: 4,450, for 2,150 residents in work (2.1 each). No commute at all: 3.7% of working residents locally at the census. Also worth knowing: a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, higher than Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot8%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,450
jobs based in Châteaulin, 2.1 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 72% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Mortality in Châteaulin, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Finistère’s towns and compared French towns: 84 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
763 deaths in Châteaulin between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 620: 23% above. The nearest emergency department to Châteaulin is Centre hospitalier de Douarnenez, 13.2 mi away. There are 9 general practitioners locally. At birth, a girl in Finistère can expect 84.8 years and a boy 79 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw123
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Châteaulin · 5.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Douarnenez
14.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de Cornouaille Quimper
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 2024
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Châteaulin is Église ou chapelle Notre-Dame. The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 7% of the total.
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Crime per resident in Châteaulin is higher than in 55% of compared French towns
Violence against people averaged 8.8 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 13.6. In all, 104 offenses reached the police record in Châteaulin in 2025. The graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
8.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage44
Other physical violence19
Family violence17
Sexual violence12
Burglary7
Theft from vehicles5
Armed robbery0
Fraud34
Theft without violence24
Drug use17
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
104
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 1.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B−
For cost of living, Châteaulin gets a B−
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,545/m²: 155 houses and apartments sold in Châteaulin between July 2023 and June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.92/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 84% were houses.
€1,545/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châteaulin€1,545/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,571/m²
130
€12.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.60 to €16.11/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay
Yves-Marie André: Peter Adolf Hall, Public domain · Camille Danguillaume: Anonymous, for Le Miroir des sports, Public domain · Julien Marie Cosmao-Kerjulien: Auguste Mayer (Brest, 1805 - Brest, 1890), Public domain · Victor Guernalec: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pierre Gourtay: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · Eugène Bois-Viel: Franck, Public domain
Châteaulin’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châteaulin
Is Châteaulin safe?
It grades B− for safety, #49 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 44 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Châteaulin good?
They grade A−, better than 81% of compared French towns and #40 of 63 in Finistère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châteaulin expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,545/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.44/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Châteaulin grades B− for cost of living.
About Châteaulin
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Châteaulin is a commune of 5,085 people in the Communauté de communes Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay. 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.
