Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is jobs & income (D−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.1% unemployment. It lags on walkability as well (D−). Health is a weak point (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Gouézec 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.
Each subject compares Gouézec 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 Gouézec.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
On foot, Gouézec works less well than 99% of compared French towns
At the census, 2.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €24,090 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Finistère’s towns (€26,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). Nearly a tenth of people in the labour force have no job.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Gouézec, 0.2 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Gouézec’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 85% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Gouézec records 104 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 103 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 107, 4% more. The nearest emergency department to Gouézec is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de Cornouaille Quimper, 14.1 mi away. Also worth knowing: life expectancy at birth in Finistère is 84.8 years for women and 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Gouézec · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de Cornouaille Quimper
14.1 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
A home in Gouézec sells for €1,549/m², less than in Finistère’s towns or 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, below both Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.34/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 55 homes were sold in Gouézec.
€1,549/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gouézec€1,549/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,549/m²
55
€10.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.03 to €13.34/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Gouézec keeps more of its old housing than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
3 of the 4 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. Among the classé monuments in Gouézec is Allée couverte dite Loch-ar-Ronfl. On the Culture ministry’s list, Gouézec counts 4 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Gouézec than in Finistère’s towns or across compared French towns: 28% of adults
People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, below Finistère’s towns (26%) and close to compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9% of residents. Residents of Gouézec have a median age of 47.2.
47.2median age
GouézecFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gouézec
Is Gouézec safe?
Gouézec has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.7 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Gouézec expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Gouézec grades B+ for cost of living.
About Gouézec
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Gouézec is a commune of 1,111 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
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.
