People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its lowest grade is for walkability (C). Homes sell for a median €2,440/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. La Forest-Landerneau 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.
Each subject compares La Forest-Landerneau 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 La Forest-Landerneau.
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than La Forest-Landerneau’s ages would predict, 73 per 100 expected, under Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 109 residents of La Forest-Landerneau died, against 150 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 27% fewer. At birth, a girl in Finistère can expect 84.8 years and a boy 79 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. There are 3 general practitioners locally.
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw73
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in La Forest-Landerneau · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Ferdinand Grall Landerneau
4.1 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
Incomes in La Forest-Landerneau run higher than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: a median €29,790 a year per consumption unit
5.5% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 8.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and below compared French towns (13.4%).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport6%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
250
jobs based in La Forest-Landerneau, 0.3 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 31% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
La Forest-Landerneau has 2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in La Forest-Landerneau is Vestiges du château de Joyeuse Garde. 5.6% of its homes were built before 1919, close to Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and below compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 20% of La Forest-Landerneau, above Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
45% of adults hold a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8% of residents, below Finistère’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Residents of La Forest-Landerneau have a median age of 43.5.
43.5median age
La Forest-LanderneauFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma5%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education45%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
La Forest-Landerneau’s grade for cost of living: a B−
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,440/m², comes from 53 sales of houses and apartments in La Forest-Landerneau from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €10.49/m² a month. The sales split: 96% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,440/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Forest-Landerneau€2,440/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,440/m²
51
€11.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.45 to €14.64/m² a month)
6.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.49/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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Forest-Landerneau
Is La Forest-Landerneau safe?
La Forest-Landerneau 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 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is La Forest-Landerneau expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,440/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.76/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Forest-Landerneau grades B− for cost of living.
About La Forest-Landerneau
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
La Forest-Landerneau is a commune of 2,018 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
2,018 (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.
