Hanvec has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 28% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Hanvec 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 Hanvec.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Hanvec is harder to get around on foot than 95% of compared French towns
3.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 7.1% of the labour force are out of work. Hanvec has 500 jobs for 950 working residents, 0.5 per worker.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
500
jobs based in Hanvec, 0.5 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 5% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Hanvec than in Finistère’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.29/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Hanvec is below both Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,018/m², comes from 63 sales of houses and apartments in Hanvec from July 2023 to June 2026.
€2,018/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Hanvec€2,018/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,018/m²
63
€8.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €10.55/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,500
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Hanvec keeps more of its old housing than Finistère or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Hanvec, that is above both Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Hanvec, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Hanvec records 87 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.
From 2016 to 2025, 135 residents of Hanvec died, against 155 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Hanvec · 4.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Ferdinand Grall Landerneau
9.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Ferdinand Grall Landerneau
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Hanvec
Is Hanvec safe?
Hanvec has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Hanvec expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,018/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Hanvec grades A− for cost of living.
About Hanvec
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Hanvec is a commune of 2,025 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas. 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
2,025 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas
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.
