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The town, home to 1,999 people, lies in Finistère, Brittany.
Where it does best is cost of living (B+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C): 27% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A third of homes here are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Kerlouan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Kerlouan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Kerlouan 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.
Kerlouan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Kerlouan; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Kerlouan. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kerlouan.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Kerlouan is Centre hospitalier Ferdinand Grall Landerneau, 15.3 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 351 residents of Kerlouan died, against 285 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% more. In Finistère, women can expect to live 84.8 years and men 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Kerlouan can choose among 3 GPs.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 11%, below both Finistère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.4% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Kerlouan | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 7.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Kerlouan has 400 jobs for 700 working residents, 0.6 per worker. The unemployment rate comes to 9.4%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,980/m², comes from 101 sales of houses and apartments in Kerlouan from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 99% houses, the rest apartments. House rents are put at about €9.42/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,007/m² | 100 |
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.
Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century. 7.3% of its homes were built before 1919, above Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and close to compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Kerlouan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Manoir de Kerivoas: Photo: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Kerlouan.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerlouan | 1,999 | — | — | B+ | — | D− |
| Lesneven | 7,566 | 5.8 | A | B | A− | B |
| Le Folgoët | 3,315 | 6 | A | B− | A | C |
| Plouguerneau | 6,755 | 6.6 | A− | B | A | C− |
| Lannilis | 5,709 | 8.5 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Ploudaniel | 3,732 | 8.5 | — | B− | — | C+ |
| Plouvien | 3,968 | 8.8 | A | B+ | A+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Kerlouan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,980/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Kerlouan grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Kerlouan is a commune of 1,999 people in the Communauté de communes Communauté Lesneven Côte des Légendes. 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 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.