Clohars-Carnoët grades B− overall and ranks #49 of 59 in Finistère. That leaves it better than half of compared French towns. Its weakest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Most journeys need a car: 39% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Crime is low: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023.
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 Clohars-Carnoët 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 Clohars-Carnoët.
Safety
Crime per resident in Clohars-Carnoët runs lower than in 92% of compared French towns
52 offenses were reported in Clohars-Carnoët during 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
3.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage27
Burglary15
Family violence10
Armed robbery0
Fraud26
Theft without violence14
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.
3.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
52
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
16.6%
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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (16.6% of the index here). As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Few people in Clohars-Carnoët are 15 to 24: 6.4%, fewer than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
Graduates make up 35% of adults. 33% of residents are 65 or over, above both Finistère’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 14% of the population here.
54.5median age
Clohars-CarnoëtFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Incomes in Clohars-Carnoët run higher than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns: a median €28,430 a year per consumption unit
Clohars-Carnoët has 900 jobs for 1,650 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 6.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment stands at 10.8%.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
900
jobs based in Clohars-Carnoët, 0.5 per working resident
10.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 27% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Buying in Clohars-Carnoët costs more than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €3,256/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Clohars-Carnoët sell for €3,089/m² and apartments for €4,127/m². Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 267 homes in the town. Among the homes sold, 79% were houses.
€3,256/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Clohars-Carnoët€3,256/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,089/m²
212
Apartments
€4,127/m²
55
€11.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.97 to €14.63/m² a month)
8.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Quimperlé Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Adjusted for age and care homes, Clohars-Carnoët sees more deaths than 67% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Clohars-Carnoët’s deaths ran at 94 per 100 expected, about level with Finistère’s towns (95) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 569 residents of Clohars-Carnoët died, against 581 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. At birth, a girl in Finistère can expect 84.8 years and a boy 79 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Clohars-Carnoët can choose among 6 GPs.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Clohars-Carnoët · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghbs Hopital la Villeneuve
10.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghbs site Hopital du Scorff
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2013
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
9.1% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Since 2013, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.
2historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit2
13th c.
oldest protected part
1956
first monument protected
2013
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Clohars-Carnoët
Is Clohars-Carnoët safe?
It grades A for safety, #13 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 27 acts of criminal damage.
Is Clohars-Carnoët expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.46/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Clohars-Carnoët grades C for cost of living.
About Clohars-Carnoët
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Clohars-Carnoët is a commune of 4,708 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Quimperlé 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.
