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A town in Finistère, Brittany, home to 1,459 people.
Incomes are on the low side (C): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 8.9% unemployment. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: nearly two thirds of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €2,059/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Haut Pays Bigouden. 10% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Landudec 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 one thing Landudec does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Landudec 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.
Landudec has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Landudec, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2002.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Landudec.
5.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stands at 8.9%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. Before 1919: that is when 8.7% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, below Finistère’s towns (26%) but above compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9% of the town. The under-15s are 17% of the population here.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Landudec | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,059/m²: 51 houses and apartments sold in Landudec between July 2023 and June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.09/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.26/m² a month, about level with Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,059/m² | 51 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
150 deaths in Landudec between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 136: 10% above. Its care home for older people (30 places) counts its residents as Landudec’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. At birth, a girl in Finistère can expect 84.8 years and a boy 79 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Landudec. Best known first.
Landudec has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Guilguiffin: Photo: CBre · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Landudec as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landudec | 1,459 | — | — | B− | — | B− |
| Plozévet | 2,984 | 4.1 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Douarnenez | 14,068 | 6.3 | B− | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Pluguffan | 4,223 | 7.5 | B+ | B− | A | C− |
| Plonéour-Lanvern | 6,452 | 7.5 | B | B− | A+ | C |
| Plouhinec | 3,919 | 8 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Plogonnec | 3,236 | 9.3 | — | B− | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Landudec has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.6 recorded violent incidents and 7.8 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 €2,059/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Landudec grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Landudec is a commune of 1,459 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Pays Bigouden. 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.