There are no grades for Goulien: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up a third of its housing. 32% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Goulien stand out
The 2 things Goulien does most differently from other towns.
Deux stèles protohistoriques: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stèle protohistorique: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Goulien.
Who lives here
Few people in Goulien are 15 to 24: 6.1%, fewer than in Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
53.7median age
14% are under 15, below Finistère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up 28% of adults. Ages in Goulien split evenly at 53.7: half are older, half younger.
GoulienFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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
History
Old homes shape Goulien: 29% were built before 1919, more than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Goulien: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Deux stèles protohistoriques. The protected list starts in prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Goulien has lower unemployment than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 3.3%
11%walk, cycle or take transit
After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,720 a year per consumption unit. Goulien holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. At the census, 5.6% of working residents in Goulien didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Goulien, 0.2 per working resident
3.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Goulien is a commune of 446 people in the Communauté de communes Cap Sizun - Pointe du Raz. 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
446 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cap Sizun - Pointe du Raz
Département
Finistère (29)
Région
Brittany
Area
5 sq mi (12.8 km²)
INSEE code
29063
Goulien’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
