Guipavas does the important things well, at a cost. With an A− overall, Guipavas sits #21 of 59 in Finistère. Set against the rest, it does better than 81% of compared French towns. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (A+): 1.6 jobs per working resident; 7.1% unemployment. The drawback is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, B for health and B for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 Guipavas 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 Guipavas.
Schools
95.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the seven collèges within 5 km, 1.7 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Guipavas, 99.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Finistère’s towns (96.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Schools rank #18 of 63 in Finistère. For collège, the closest is 0.7 mi away.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
The median sale price of homes in Guipavas is €2,551/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Guipavas sell for €2,621/m², houses for €2,472/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €11.36/m² a month. Houses made up 78% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€2,551/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Guipavas€2,551/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,472/m²
366
Apartments
€2,621/m²
105
€12.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.24 to €15.85/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Brest Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Guipavas records 84 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 95 in Finistère’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,337 deaths in Guipavas between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,371: 2% below. Life expectancy in Finistère: 84.8 years for women and 79 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Guipavas can choose among 21 GPs.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
21
GPs in Guipavas · 6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique de Keraudren
3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique de Keraudren
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 3% of the total, lower than both Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Guipavas is Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Rhun. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Incomes in Guipavas run higher than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns: a median €28,510 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 7.1%, lower than both Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Public transport took 4.6% of Guipavas’ working residents to work at the census. At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Guipavas didn’t travel to work at all.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport5%
Bicycle3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
11,350
jobs based in Guipavas, 1.6 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,510
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Guipavas than in Finistère’s towns or across compared French towns: 40% of adults
18% are under 15, above both Finistère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 21% of the town. At 42.8, the median resident of Guipavas sits in the middle of the age range.
42.8median age
GuipavasFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Per resident, Guipavas sees more crime than 51% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Guipavas, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Violence against people averaged 5.6 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 15.9. Jobs outnumber working residents in Guipavas (11,350 to 6,900): it draws people in from around. 280 offenses were reported in Guipavas during 2025.
5.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage100
Burglary49
Family violence36
Theft from vehicles30
Other physical violence24
Vehicle theft21
Sexual violence20
Armed robbery0
Fraud87
Theft without violence75
Drug use43
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.
5.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
280
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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 · Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Conservatoire botanique national de Brest and 6 more in and around Guipavas
Heritage, gardens and family days out in and near Guipavas. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Guipavas
Is Guipavas safe?
It grades B− for safety, #47 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 49 burglaries and 100 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Guipavas good?
They grade A, better than 88% of compared French towns and #18 of 63 in Finistère. The lycée stands out: 100% of 282 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Charles de Foucauld - Estran in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Guipavas expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.74/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Guipavas grades C for cost of living.
About Guipavas
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Guipavas is a commune of 15,538 people in the Brest Métropole. 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.
