Landerneau grades A− overall: better than 76% of compared French towns, and #28 of 59 in Finistère. Its weakest subject is safety (C+): an average of 8.2 recorded violent incidents and 15.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,209/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas. Its strongest is schools (A−): bac results 1.5 points above the expected rate; brevet results 0.7 points below the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares 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 Landerneau.
History
15 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1996
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 15 historic monuments in Landerneau: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 9 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1996. 4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
On foot, Landerneau works better than 81% of compared French towns
At the census, 15.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%). Landerneau has 8,500 jobs for 6,850 working residents, 1.2 per worker.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot7%
Public transport6%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
8,500
jobs based in Landerneau, 1.2 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Landerneau has more crime per resident than 61% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 373 offenses in the graded categories in Landerneau in 2025. For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.2% of the index here.
8.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage150
Family violence51
Other physical violence47
Burglary43
Sexual violence39
Theft from vehicles25
Vehicle theft18
Theft without violence105
Fraud76
Drug use59
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
373
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Landerneau sees 86 deaths per 100 expected, against 95 in Finistère’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,778 residents of Landerneau died, against 1,799 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% fewer. Its care home for older people (290 places) counts its residents as Landerneau’s; allowing for it, deaths were 14% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
21
GPs in Landerneau · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Ferdinand Grall Landerneau
1.2 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
Église Saint-Houardon: Photo: Gaëlle Fily · CC BY 3.0 · Maison du 16e siècle, dite des "Treize Lunes": Photo: Gaëlle Fily · CC BY 3.0 · Ancien couvent des Capucins: Photo: Lemra ou pas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Thomas-de-Cantorbéry: Photo: Gaëlle Fily · CC BY 3.0
Aude Biannic: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Perrig Quéméneur: Natalie Muir, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Romain Thomas: Liondartois, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maxime Cam: Petro, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Paul de Flotte: Armand Félix Marie Jobbé-Duval (1821-1889), Public domain · Mélanie Thomin: Mélanie Thomin, CC BY 2.0
Landerneau’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Landerneau
Is Landerneau safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #50 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 43 burglaries and 150 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Landerneau good?
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns and #38 of 63 in Finistère. The lycée stands out: 99% of 209 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Sébastien - Les 2 Rives in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is 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 €2,209/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €2,199/m² (398 sales), apartments €2,225/m² (219 sales). Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.68/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Landerneau grades C+ for cost of living.
About Landerneau
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Landerneau is a commune of 16,363 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
16,363 (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.
