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A town of 1,181 in Finistère, Brittany.
Henvic has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): 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.
The 3 things Henvic does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Henvic 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.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Henvic counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Henvic.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Finistère can expect 84.8 years and a boy 79 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 128 deaths in Henvic from 2016 to 2025; there were 151, 18% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Henvic is C H des Pays de Morlaix, 6.5 mi away. This Finistère town has 4 family doctors.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
4.7% 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%). Jobs based in Henvic number 200, against 450 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Unemployment runs at 8.9%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
29% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Finistère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 27% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Henvic | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €1,856/m², lower than both Finistère’s towns (€2,388/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. A house rents for an estimated €9.38/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,875/m² | 51 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Henvic is Église Saint-Maudez. 9.8% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 4.1 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des Deux BaiesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 47 | 91%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Henvic. Best known first.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Henvic counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Église Saint-Maudez: Photo: Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 3.0
3 notable people were born in Henvic.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henvic | 1,181 | — | — | B+ | — | D− |
| Carantec | 3,272 | 2.1 | B | C | A− | C+ |
| Plouénan | 2,610 | 2.2 | — | A− | — | D |
| Taulé | 2,914 | 2.4 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Saint-Pol-de-Léon | 6,941 | 4.2 | B+ | B− | B | C− |
| Saint-Martin-des-Champs | 4,773 | 5.6 | B | B | C | C− |
| Plouvorn | 2,916 | 6 | — | A− | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Henvic has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.9 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Henvic grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Henvic is a commune of 1,181 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Morlaix Communauté. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.
