A median age of 55.6: Guerlesquin is older than 95% of compared French towns
9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, against 2.3% in Guerlesquin. In Guerlesquin, 6.1% of households are single parents. Lower than in 96% of compared French towns: 4.7% of homes are flats. At the 2023 Census Guerlesquin was home to 1,285 people in 630 households.
Throughout this page, the Finistère median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Guerlesquin
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 140 second homes and occasional dwellings in Guerlesquin, 18% of its 780 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 99% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Guerlesquin’s residents are under 55.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 13% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Guerlesquin had 1,366 residents at the 2012 census and 1,285 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Only 1.9% of homes stand empty in Guerlesquin
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 7.7% of households have no car in Guerlesquin. At 18%, the share of second homes is higher than in 93% of compared French towns. The benchmark for empty homes in the typical compared French town: 6.7%. 6.1% of households moved in less than two years ago; 26% have been in their home 30 years or more.
Slower than most: −6% since 2012, behind 91% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The first five years brought −3%; the six to 2023, −3%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Finistère town +4%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 6.9%, a lower share than 97% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Guerlesquin 55.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 35%, above 94% of compared French towns. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
19% of households are couples with children, below 80% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Finistère median and the France median
Living alone · share
43% of households are one person living alone (typical compared French town: 35%). In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%.
Median standard of living: €23,520 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €23,520 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 77% of compared French towns.
Guerlesquin: 49% of households are headed by a retired person, above 97% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Here, 13% of households are headed by a manual worker. 2.3% of Guerlesquin’s households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the median compared French town; 49% by a retired person (32%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 70% of compared French towns: 4.3%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
On the census count, 3.5% of residents are foreign nationals. For comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
40% of residents 15 and over are married, below 68% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
23% of residents 15 and over are single, against 25% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Guerlesquin ranks below 84% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 20%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Adults with no qualification are more common here than in 55% of compared French towns. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 1,285 to 2,582 people, the 5th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
A younger town than 1 of the 6 around it: Guerlesquin
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerlesquin | 55.6 | 35% | 18% | 4.3% |
| Plougonven 3,382 · 6.9 mi | 49 | 28% | 7.1% | 1.9% |
| Plouigneau 5,014 · 7 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 5.6% | 2.2% |
| Plestin-les-Grèves 3,639 · 9.7 mi | 61.5 | 43% | 29% | 2.4% |
| Plourin-lès-Morlaix 4,548 · 10.4 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Morlaix 15,194 · 11.8 mi | 45.4 | 23% | 5% | 6.8% |
| Saint-Martin-des-Champs 4,773 · 12.5 mi | 50.9 | 32% | 2.8% | 4.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Guerlesquin
What is the population of Guerlesquin?
1,285 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (1,366).
How old are Guerlesquin’s residents?
The median age is 55.6, older than 95% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Guerlesquin?
140, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Guerlesquin?
INSEE counts 55 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.3% of residents, and 45 foreign nationals (3.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Guerlesquin?
€23,520 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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