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Lannilis Marché 1920
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LannilisFinistère

A town of 5,709 in Finistère, Brittany.

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Photo: Joseph-Marie Villard · Public domain
Lannilis Marché 1920

Lannilis, Finistère · Joseph-Marie Villard · Public domain

Is Lannilis a good place to live?

Good marks almost everywhere you look. Where it does best is schools (A): brevet results 1.4 points above the expected rate. Lannilis ranks #5 of 59 in Finistère, with an A overall. Nationally, it does better than 95% of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,216/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Abers. It is strong on safety as well — an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 10.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health and B− for walkability.

Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.

What makes Lannilis stand out

The one thing Lannilis does most differently from other towns.

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How Lannilis grades

Each subject compares Lannilis 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.

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Château de Kérouartz
Château de Kérouartz · Inscrit · Photo: Louboutinj · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lannilis’ story

Lannilis in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Lannilis; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1994.

Wikidata records 3 people born in Lannilis before 1900, the earliest Claude-Marie Le Laé, in 1745.

  • 1926First protected: Château de Kérouartz
  • 1976Most recently protected: Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Bergot
  • 1994The protected historic area is created
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lannilis.

Schools

Schools around Lannilis do better than those of 87% of compared French towns

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

At the collèges within 5 km of Lannilis, 95.3% passed the brevet, about level with Finistère’s towns (94.1%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). On school results, the town ranks #21 of 63 in Finistère. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.2 mi away.

95.3%passed the brevetASchool Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Lannilis95.3%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Saint-Antoine PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège5496%±0 pts
Collège Pays des AbersBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège12495%+2 pts
95.3%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1.4 pts against the expected rate
0.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Safety

Crime per resident in Lannilis runs lower than in 84% of compared French towns

Lannilis’s tally for 2025: 63 recorded offenses. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).

4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage40
Family violence16
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Fraud31
Drug use17
Theft without violence13

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.

4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
63
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 8.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

HousingCost of living B

Lannilis’s grade for cost of living: a B

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Behind the median of €2,216/m²: 197 houses and apartments sold in Lannilis between July 2023 and June 2026. Apartments in Lannilis sell for €2,265/m², houses for €2,173/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €10.94/m² a month, below Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike.

€2,216/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Lannilis€2,216/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,173/m²156
Apartments€2,265/m²41
€10.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.28 to €14.46/m² a month)
5.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,230
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays des Abers

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

History

2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1994

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 1994. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 7.9% of the total.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
17th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected
1994
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
7.9%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commuteJobs & income A−

Unemployment in Lannilis, 6.7%, runs below Finistère’s towns and compared French towns

Per resident in work, Lannilis counts 0.8 jobs (2,050 jobs, 2,550 workers). Public transport took 2.2% of Lannilis’ working residents to work at the census. The median disposable income is €26,360 a year per consumption unit.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,050
jobs based in Lannilis, 0.8 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 53% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth B−

Lannilis’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 52% of compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

The nearest emergency department to Lannilis is Polyclinique de Keraudren, 10.1 mi away. Its two care homes for older people (130 places) count their residents as Lannilis’; allowing for them, deaths were 11% below expected. 668 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 606: 10% above. Life expectancy in Finistère: 84.8 years for women and 79 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.

−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw110
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Lannilis · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique de Keraudren
10.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique de Keraudren
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

11% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Finistère’s towns (26%). Lannilis has a median age of 44.9.

44.9median age
LannilisFinistère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lannilis
LannilisFinistère medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–2411%9.3%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6428%28%26%
65+22%26%22%
No diploma13%14%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%20%18%
Higher education34%34%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes

Nearby attractions

Château de Kérouartz and 4 more in and around Lannilis

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Lannilis. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Lannilis

15pages on Lannilis

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Lannilis; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Kérouartz: Photo: Louboutinj · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Lannilis

5 notable people were born in Lannilis.

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Photo credits

Jean-Yves Sénant: Sénant, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mathilde Delaporte: E. DAUBE, Public domain

Lannilis’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Finistère →
LandédaPlouguerneauPlouvienBourg-BlancPlabennecPloudalmézeauLandédaPlouguerneauPlouvienBourg-BlancPlabennecPloudalmézeauLannilis
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lannilis5,709—ABA−B−
Landéda3,7022.6—B−—C−
Plouguerneau6,7552.9A−BAC−
Plouvien3,9684.2AB+A+C−
Bourg-Blanc3,5735.2—B+—C+
Plabennec8,6866.8AC+A+C
Ploudalmézeau6,5227A+BA+C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Lannilis

Is Lannilis safe?

It grades A− for safety, #27 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 40 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Lannilis good?

They grade A, better than 87% of compared French towns and #21 of 63 in Finistère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Lannilis 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 €2,216/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lannilis grades B for cost of living.

About Lannilis

Commune in Finistère, Brittany

Lannilis is a commune of 5,709 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Abers. 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
5,709 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays des Abers
Département
Finistère (29)
Région
Brittany
Area
9.8 sq mi (25.4 km²)
INSEE code
29117

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.