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CléderFinistère

A town of 3,584 in Finistère, Brittany.

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Cléder, Finistère · Wayne77 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Is Cléder a good place to live?

Cléder has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 13% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,141/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Haut-Léon Communauté. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 2.3 points above the expected rate.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Cléder stand out

The 3 things Cléder does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Cléder grades

Each subject compares Cléder 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 grading works

Cléder has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Manoir de Tronjoly
Manoir de Tronjoly · Classé · Photo: MFSG · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cléder’s story

Cléder in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Cléder: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).

That’s 20 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 95% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

Jean Guillou, born in 1830, is the one person born in Cléder before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1926First protected: Restes du château de Kergounadeach
  • 2015Most recently protected: Manoir de Tronjoly
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cléder.

History

Cléder is rich in protected monuments: 20 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns

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

9.5% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Cléder is Stèle gauloise. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments here: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.

7historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3
Inscrit4

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected
9.5%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%
20
monuments per 10,000 residents · median town 2.5

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

HealthHealth D

Mortality in Cléder, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Finistère’s towns and compared French towns: 113 per 100 expected

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

The nearest emergency department to Cléder is C H des Pays de Morlaix, 14.8 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 554 residents of Cléder died, against 423 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 31% more. Life expectancy at birth in Finistère is 84.8 years for women and 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Cléder can choose among 3 GPs.

+13%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw131
Adjusted113
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Cléder · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, C H des Pays de Morlaix
14.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, C H des Pays de Morlaix
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.

Schools

Exam results around Cléder beat 85% of compared French towns

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The brevet pass rate near Cléder is 93.0%, close to Finistère’s towns (94.1%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). For collège, the closest is 2.7 mi away. On school results, the town ranks #33 of 63 in Finistère.

93.0%passed the brevetASchool Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Cléder93.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège5493%+5 pts

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93.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2.3 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Work & commuteJobs & income B−

On foot, Cléder works less well than 78% of compared French towns

At the census, 5.7% 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%). Jobs based in Cléder number 1,300, against 1,450 residents in work (0.9 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,550 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
1,300
jobs based in Cléder, 0.9 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 23% of compared French towns

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

Who lives here

Few people in Cléder are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns

13% are under 15, below Finistère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are 28% of the population. Typical age in Cléder: 53.1, the median.

53.1median age
CléderFinistère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 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.

Ages and diplomas in Cléder
CléderFinistère medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–247.8%9.3%11%
25–4418%20%23%
45–6432%28%26%
65+28%26%22%
No diploma18%14%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%20%18%
Higher education24%34%30%

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

HousingCost of living B

Renting in Cléder costs less than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.81/m² a month

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

The median price, €2,141/m², comes from 122 sales of houses and apartments in Cléder from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.31/m² a month. The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments.

€2,141/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Cléder€2,141/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,180/m²120
€9.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.49 to €12.86/m² a month)
5.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,570
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Haut-Léon Communauté

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Manoir de Tronjoly and 7 more in and around Cléder

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Cléder. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cléder

15pages on Cléder

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Cléder: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Stèle gauloise: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Calvaire de Kerjean: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Kermenguy: Photo: Charles de Kermenguy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moulin de Kerzéan: Photo: Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cléder

5 notable people were born in Cléder.

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Photo credits

Vincent Favé: Hervé Queinnec (Archives diocésaines de Quimper), CC BY-SA 4.0

Cléder’s 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 →
PlouescatSaint-Pol-de-LéonPlouénanRoscoffPlouvornCarantecPlouescatSaint-Pol-de-LéonPlouénanRoscoffPlouvornCarantecCléder
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cléder3,584——B—D
Plouescat3,5543—B+—D
Saint-Pol-de-Léon6,9416B+B−BC−
Plouénan2,6106.9—A−—D
Roscoff3,3346.9AC−B+B−
Plouvorn2,9167.3—A−—C
Carantec3,2729.2BCA−C+

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

Questions about Cléder

Is Cléder safe?

Cléder has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 6.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Cléder good?

They grade A, better than 85% of compared French towns and #33 of 63 in Finistère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Cléder expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,141/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cléder grades B for cost of living.

About Cléder

Commune in Finistère, Brittany

Cléder is a commune of 3,584 people in the Communauté de communes Haut-Léon 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

Population
3,584 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Haut-Léon Communauté
Département
Finistère (29)
Région
Brittany
Area
14.5 sq mi (37.5 km²)
INSEE code
29030

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 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.