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15- to 24-year-olds are 26% of the population. It is a town of 1,853 residents in Finistère, Brittany.
The local economy does well (B+): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 6.1% unemployment. Health lags (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 35% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on walkability as well (C−) — 56% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €1,542/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Dinéault has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Dinéault does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Dinéault 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.
Dinéault has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Dinéault as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Sébastien, arc de triomphe, calvaire et placître, in Saint-Ségal, 2.4 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dinéault.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Dinéault. In Finistère, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.8 years for women and 79 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 136 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 184, 35% more. The nearest emergency department to Dinéault is Centre hospitalier de Douarnenez, 11.7 mi away.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,420 a year per consumption unit. 6.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 54.6% of working residents in Dinéault at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 12%, lower than both Finistère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 19% of the population.
43% women, 57% men
About 76 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Dinéault | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 26% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,542/m², comes from 52 sales of houses and apartments in Dinéault from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.03/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.63/m² a month, close to Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,542/m² | 52 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Dinéault is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Dinéault.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinéault | 1,853 | — | — | B | — | D− |
| Châteaulin | 5,085 | 3.5 | A− | B− | B− | B |
| Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch | 3,663 | 4.3 | A− | A | A | D− |
| Pleyben | 3,692 | 8.7 | B | A− | A− | D |
| Plogonnec | 3,236 | 9.9 | — | B− | — | C+ |
| Briec | 5,816 | 11 | A | B− | A | C− |
| Douarnenez | 14,068 | 12 | B− | C+ | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Dinéault 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 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,542/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Dinéault grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Dinéault is a commune of 1,853 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
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.