Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 502 people live in this town, in Finistère, Brittany.
Le Cloître-Pleyben is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 15% of its housing.
The one thing Le Cloître-Pleyben does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Cloître-Pleyben as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Edern, in Lannédern, 3 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Cloître-Pleyben.
Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, close to Finistère’s towns (9.3%) and below compared French towns (11%). Typical age in Le Cloître-Pleyben: 50.6, the median.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Le Cloître-Pleyben | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 11.2%, higher than both Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Le Cloître-Pleyben counts 0.5 jobs (100 jobs, 200 workers). Also worth knowing: at the census, 3.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Le Cloître-Pleyben recorded 27 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.29/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Cloître-Pleyben is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Le Cloître-Pleyben.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Cloître-Pleyben | 502 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pleyben | 3,692 | 4 | B | A− | A− | D |
| Châteauneuf-du-Faou | 3,651 | 6 | B+ | A− | B− | C |
| Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch | 3,663 | 9.1 | A− | A | A | D− |
| Châteaulin | 5,085 | 9.8 | A− | B− | B− | B |
| Briec | 5,816 | 12 | A | B− | A | C− |
| Carhaix-Plouguer | 7,412 | 15 | C | B+ | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Le Cloître-Pleyben is a commune of 502 people in the Communauté de communes Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay. 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) · 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.