Among the classé monuments in Laz is Menhir de Kermez, ou de Kermaez. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Menhir de Kermez, ou de Kermaez Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1910

first monument protected

Full pageLaz’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes15% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Laz?”

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

Who lives here

Laz has fewer young adults than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3% are 15 to 24

18% are under 15, above both Finistère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 27% of adults. Typical age in Laz: 47.1, the median.

47.1median age

LazFinistère medianFrance median

Finistère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

24%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Laz
	Laz	Finistère median	France median
Under 15	18%	15%	17%
15–24	6.3%	9.3%	11%
25–44	23%	20%	23%
45–64	29%	28%	26%
65+	24%	26%	22%
No diploma	16%	14%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	20%	18%
Higher education	27%	34%	30%

Full pageLaz’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47.1 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households330 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad4.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Laz?”

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Laz than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,490 a year per consumption unit

100 jobs are based in Laz, for 250 working residents (0.3 per worker). Of those in the labour force, 11.9% are unemployed. At the census, 8.0% of commuters got to work without a car.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%

On foot6%

Motorbike or scooter3%

Public transport1%

Bicycle1%

100

jobs based in Laz, 0.3 per working resident

11.9%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€22,490

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageLaz’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Median income€22,490 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Laz than in Finistère’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.02/m² a month

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

Sales in Laz from July 2023 to June 2026: 33 houses and apartments.

€1,218/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Laz€1,218/m²

Median of towns€2,430/m²

Finistère median€2,388/m²

By type	Median per m²	Sales
Houses	€1,218/m²	33

€8.02/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.26 to €10.27/m² a month)

€7.08/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLaz’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.02/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent PricesMedian sale price €1,218/m²

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Trévarez and 5 more in and around Laz

Other places to visit and family days out in and near Laz. Best known first.

All attractions →

AttractionAttractionChâteau de Trévarez3.3 km northeast, in Saint-Goazec Theme parkTheme parkDomaine de Trévarez3.7 km northeast, in Saint-Goazec AttractionAttractionAccueil - Parc de Trévarez3.8 km northeast, in Saint-Goazec AttractionAttractionCafé de Trévarez3.7 km northeast, in Saint-Goazec AttractionAttractionEcuries3.7 km northeast, in Saint-Goazec AttractionAttractionMaison des jardiniers et serres3.8 km northeast, in Saint-Goazec

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Laz

13pages on Laz

The big questions

Cost of livingMedian €1,218/m² · rent €8.02/m² a month Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 15.5 mi away Housing33 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors5% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.1 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Laz has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Classé

Menhir de Kermez, ou de KermaezStanding stone · Prehistory

Ancien pavillon de chasse de MonivenHome · 19th & 20th c.

Photo credits

Ancien pavillon de chasse de Moniven: Photo: Gbn · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Laz

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Laz as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Laz’s 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 →

Châteauneuf-du-FaouBriecPleybenElliantScaërGourinLaz

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Laz	685	—	—	—	—	—
Châteauneuf-du-Faou	3,651	3.7	B⁺	A⁻	B⁻	C
Briec	5,816	8.1	A	B⁻	A	C⁻
Pleyben	3,692	8.6	B	A⁻	A⁻	D
Elliant	3,427	9.5	—	B	—	D
Scaër	5,178	10	C⁺	A⁻	A⁻	D
Gourin Morbihan	3,960	11	B⁺	B	B	C⁻

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

About Laz

Commune in Finistère, Brittany

Laz is a commune of 685 people in the Communauté de communes de Haute Cornouaille. 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: 685 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de Haute Cornouaille
Département: Finistère (29)
Région: Brittany
Area: 13.1 sq mi (33.9 km²)
INSEE code: 29122

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 October 30, 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.