Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Goulven.
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of Goulven, fewer than in Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.8% of the town. The middle age in Goulven is 52.5. 30% of adults hold a degree.
52.5median age
GoulvenFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 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 Goulven: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Goulven is Dolmen à enceinte du Cosquer. On the Culture ministry’s list, Goulven counts 4 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Goulven run higher than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: a median €28,010 a year per consumption unit
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The census found 7.3% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 100 jobs are based in Goulven, for 200 working residents (0.5 per worker).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Goulven, 0.5 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Dolmen à enceinte du Cosquer: Photo: Clo-Pontduch · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Goulven: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison du 16e siècle: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen de Tréguelc'hier: Photo: Gaëlle Fily · CC BY 3.0
Famous people from Goulven
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Goulven yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Goulven
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Goulven is a commune of 432 people in the Communauté de communes Communauté Lesneven Côte des Légendes. 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
432 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Communauté Lesneven Côte des Légendes
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.
