Île-de-Batz is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 65% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 41% of the population.
What makes Île-de-Batz stand out
The 2 things Île-de-Batz does most differently from other towns.
Phare de l'île de Batz: Photo: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ruines de la chapelle Sainte-Anne: Photo: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 2.5
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Île-de-Batz.
Who lives here
Children make up only 7.4% of Île-de-Batz, fewer than in Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
60.3median age
Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults. People 65 and over make up just over two fifths of the town, higher than both Finistère’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 5.7%.
Île-de-BatzFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More commuters in Île-de-Batz walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 36.2%
36%walk, cycle or take transit
13.5% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Île-de-Batz: 150, for 150 residents in work (1.1 each). Public transport took 4.7% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving20%
Motorbike or scooter19%
On foot18%
Bicycle13%
Public transport5%
150
jobs based in Île-de-Batz, 1.1 per working resident
13.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Île-de-Batz is a commune of 458 people in the Communauté de communes Haut-Léon 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
Population
458 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Haut-Léon Communauté
Département
Finistère (29)
Région
Brittany
Area
1.2 sq mi (3.2 km²)
INSEE code
29082
Île-de-Batz’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
