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CommanaFinistère

A town of 983 in Finistère, Brittany.

Is Commana a good place to live?

Commana is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Commana stand out

The 2 things Commana does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Derrien
Église Saint-Derrien · Classé · Photo: Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 3.0
Commana’s story

Commana in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Commana: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1909.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1988.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1909First protected: Allée couverte de Mougau
  • 1915Most recently protected: Église Saint-Derrien
  • 1988The protected historic area is created
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Nearby attractions

Écomusée des Monts d'Arrée and 9 more in and around Commana

Museums in and near Commana. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Commana.

History

Commana keeps more of its old housing than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919

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

Since 1988, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. The protected list starts in prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Commana is Allée couverte de Mougau.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1909
first monument protected
1988
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
26%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Who lives here

Commana has fewer older residents than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 21% are 65 or over

9% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 16%, close to Finistère’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). Ages in Commana split evenly at 44.8: half are older, half younger.

44.8median age
CommanaFinistère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Commana
CommanaFinistère medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–249%9.3%11%
25–4426%20%23%
45–6429%28%26%
65+21%26%22%
No diploma10%14%19%
CAP or BEP25%27%26%
Baccalauréat26%20%18%
Higher education32%34%30%

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Commana run lower than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns: a median €23,560 a year per consumption unit

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.8% of commuters at the census. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, above Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. For its 450 residents in work, Commana has 150 jobs: 0.3 each.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
150
jobs based in Commana, 0.3 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

A home in Commana sells for €1,166/m², less than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns

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

Advertised rents are estimated at €10.03/m² a month, below both Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Commana from July 2023 to June 2026: 51 houses and apartments. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.29/m² a month.

€1,166/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Commana€1,166/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,166/m²51
€10.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.93 to €12.68/m² a month)
€7.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Commana

13pages on Commana

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Commana: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Allée couverte de Mougau: Photo: Rolf Krahl ( Rotkraut ) · CC BY 4.0 · Église Saint-Derrien: Photo: Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Commana

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Commana as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Commana’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 →
Saint-Thégonnec Loc-EguinerPleyber-ChristLandivisiauGuiclanPlourin-lès-MorlaixPlouvornSaint-Thégonnec Loc-EguinerPleyber-ChristLandivisiauGuiclanPlourin-lès-MorlaixPlouvornCommana
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Commana983—————
Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner3,1486.9—A−—B−
Pleyber-Christ3,1667.8—A−—C
Landivisiau9,4268.2A−BBC
Guiclan2,5859.2—B+—C
Plourin-lès-Morlaix4,54812AA−AC
Plouvorn2,91612—A−—C

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

About Commana

Commune in Finistère, Brittany

Commana is a commune of 983 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Landivisiau. 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
983 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Landivisiau
Département
Finistère (29)
Région
Brittany
Area
15.6 sq mi (40.3 km²)
INSEE code
29038

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.