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CorayFinistère

A town of 1,856 in Finistère, Brittany.

Is Coray a good place to live?

Coray has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.

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

WeakestDHealth

What makes Coray stand out

The one thing Coray does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Coray grades

Each subject compares Coray 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

HealthDOpen →Cost of livingB+Open →Walkability62% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workC+Open →Jobs & income8.2% unemploymentC+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Ruines de la chapelle de Lochrist et calvaire
Ruines de la chapelle de Lochrist et calvaire · Inscrit · Photo: Yann Gwilhoù · CC BY-SA 3.0
Coray’s story

Coray in pictures

Coray has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1933.

Joseph Jean-Marie Le Guillou de Kérincuff, born in 1748, is the one person born in Coray before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1933First protected: Ruines de la chapelle de Lochrist et calvaire
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coray.

HealthHealth D

More deaths than Coray’s ages would predict, 108 per 100 expected, above Finistère’s towns and compared French towns

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

From 2016 to 2025, 340 residents of Coray died, against 249 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 36% more. In Finistère, women can expect to live 84.8 years and men 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Coray is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de Cornouaille Quimper, 12.9 mi away. There are 4 general practitioners locally.

+8%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw136
Adjusted108
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Coray · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de Cornouaille Quimper
12.9 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

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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.

HousingCost of living B+

A home in Coray sells for €1,375/m², less than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The estimated advertised rent is €10.35/m² a month, lower than both Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 57 homes were sold in Coray. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €7.78/m² a month.

€1,375/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Coray€1,375/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,375/m²57
€10.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.03 to €13.34/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Haute Cornouaille

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C+

Only 5.1% of commuters in Coray go to work without a car, fewer than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns

500 jobs are based in Coray, for 850 working residents (0.6 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €24,920 a year per consumption unit, lower than Finistère’s towns (€26,720) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Also worth knowing: 8.2% of people in the labour force have no job.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
500
jobs based in Coray, 0.6 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 39% of compared French towns

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

History

Coray: 1 historic monument, none of them classé

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

9.4% of its homes were built before 1919, above Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1933
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Coray than in Finistère’s towns or across compared French towns: 25% of adults

People 65 and over make up 24% of the town, between Finistère’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15. At 46.1, the median resident of Coray sits in the middle of the age range.

46.1median age
CorayFinistère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Coray
CorayFinistère medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–249.8%9.3%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6427%28%26%
65+24%26%22%
No diploma15%14%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat23%20%18%
Higher education25%34%30%

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Coray

13pages on Coray

Landmarks

Coray has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Ruines de la chapelle de Lochrist et calvaire: Photo: Yann Gwilhoù · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Coray

3 notable people were born in Coray.

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Coray’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 →
ElliantScaërRospordenBriecSaint-YviChâteauneuf-du-FaouElliantScaërRospordenBriecSaint-YviChâteauneuf-du-FaouCoray
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Coray1,856——B+—D
Elliant3,4274.8—B—D
Scaër5,1786.5C+A−A−D
Rosporden7,5507.2B−BBC−
Briec5,8168.2AB−AC−
Saint-Yvi3,4318.4—B+—A
Châteauneuf-du-Faou3,6518.8B+A−B−C

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

Questions about Coray

Is Coray safe?

Coray has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Coray expensive to live in?

Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Coray grades B+ for cost of living.

About Coray

Commune in Finistère, Brittany

Coray is a commune of 1,856 people in the Communauté de communes de Haute Cornouaille. 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
1,856 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Haute Cornouaille
Département
Finistère (29)
Région
Brittany
Area
12.1 sq mi (31.4 km²)
INSEE code
29041

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.