Where it does best is safety — an average of 4.7 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. With an A− overall, Fouesnant is better than 78% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #26 of 59 in Finistère. Work and incomes are strong: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 9.3% unemployment. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car (C): 54% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
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 Fouesnant 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 Fouesnant.
Who lives here
An older town: 36% of people in Fouesnant are 65 or over, more than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 11%, lower than both Finistère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.9% of the town. 38% of adults hold a degree.
57median age
FouesnantFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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
Safety
For crime per resident, Fouesnant sits below 86% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Fouesnant, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). All told, Fouesnant had 144 recorded offenses in 2025.
4.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage49
Burglary40
Family violence22
Sexual violence14
Other physical violence10
Theft from vehicles9
Armed robbery0
Fraud61
Theft without violence48
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.
4.7
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
144
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
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 · For vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Fouesnant has 8 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Fouesnant has 7.7 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above both Finistère’s towns (5) and compared French towns (2.5). Among the classé monuments locally is Dolmen avec cairn de l'île Brunec. The protected list starts in prehistory. The pre-1919 share of homes is 3.9%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Incomes in Fouesnant run higher than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns: a median €30,220 a year per consumption unit
6.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 9.3%, near Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,950
jobs based in Fouesnant, 0.8 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 30% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Homes in Fouesnant cost more than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €3,380/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Fouesnant goes for €3,281/m², an apartment for €3,559/m². The estimated advertised rent is €12.92/m² a month, higher than Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €11.93/m² a month.
€3,380/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fouesnant€3,380/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,281/m²
329
Apartments
€3,559/m²
166
€12.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.11 to €16.50/m² a month)
8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,450
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Fouesnantais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
92.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 1 mi away. Ranked by results, schools here are #51 of 63 in Finistère. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.4 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Fouesnant’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 50% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Finistère: 84.8 years for women and 79 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 1,297 residents of Fouesnant died, against 1,398 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% fewer. Its care home for older people (88 places) counts its residents as Fouesnant’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. This Finistère town has 17 family doctors.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
17
GPs in Fouesnant · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Concarneau
8.2 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fouesnant
Is Fouesnant safe?
It grades A for safety, #21 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 40 burglaries and 49 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Fouesnant good?
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns and #51 of 63 in Finistère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Fouesnant expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fouesnant grades C for cost of living.
About Fouesnant
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Fouesnant is a commune of 10,436 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Fouesnantais. 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.
