Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
805 residents make their home in this town in Finistère, Brittany.
Kerlaz has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 12% of homes.
The one thing Kerlaz does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Kerlaz: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1916.
Germain Horellou, born in 1864, is the one person born in Kerlaz before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Museums and heritage in and near Kerlaz. Best known first.
MuseumPort-musée de Douarnenez4.7 km west, in DouarnenezChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Ronan de Locronan4.8 km east, in LocronanChâteauChâteauManoir de Moëllien3.6 km northeast, in Plonévez-PorzayChâteauChâteauManoir de Keryar3.5 km northeast, in Plonévez-PorzayMuseumMuseumMusée Municipal4.9 km east, in LocronanPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kerlaz.
36% of adults hold a degree, above both Finistère’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. Typical age in Kerlaz: 52.2, the median.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Kerlaz | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Kerlaz is Église Saint-Germain. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 6.6% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
8.1% of people in the labour force have no job. Per resident in work, Kerlaz counts 0.4 jobs (150 jobs, 350 workers). The median disposable income is €27,560 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Kerlaz, 98.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Finistère’s towns (96.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The closest collège is 2.5 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean Marie Le BrisNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 106 | 95%+3 pts |
| Lycée Jean-Marie Le BrisNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 96 | 100%+2 pts |
| Collège Saint-Blaise PrivateBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 52 | 100%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Kerlaz recorded 22 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.09/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Kerlaz has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Germain: Photo: Eurasia21eu · CC BY-SA 3.0
3 notable people were born in Kerlaz.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerlaz | 805 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Douarnenez | 14,068 | 2.8 | B− | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Plogonnec | 3,236 | 5 | — | B− | — | C+ |
| Pluguffan | 4,223 | 9 | B+ | B− | A | C− |
| Plozévet | 2,984 | 10 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Quimper | 64,385 | 10 | B− | C+ | C | C |
| Châteaulin | 5,085 | 11 | A− | B− | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Kerlaz is a commune of 805 people in the Communauté de communes Douarnenez 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) · 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 November 4, 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.