The local economy does well (B+): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 10.7% unemployment. Its lowest grade is for health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Housing is expensive (C+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. 27% of its homes are second homes.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Le Conquet has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
What makes Le Conquet stand out
The 3 things Le Conquet does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Conquet 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 Le Conquet.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Le Conquet: 35% are 65 or over, above Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
The share aged 15 to 24 is 6.9%. 12% are under 15, below both Finistère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 34% have a degree.
57.4median age
Le ConquetFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C
Adjusted for age and care homes, Le Conquet sees more deaths than 67% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 417 deaths in Le Conquet from 2016 to 2025; there were 456, 9% more. The nearest emergency department to Le Conquet is Chru Brest site Hopital la Cavale Blanche, 11.4 mi away. Also worth knowing: at birth, a girl in Finistère can expect 84.8 years and a boy 79 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. There are 5 general practitioners in the town.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Le Conquet · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru Brest site Hopital la Cavale Blanche
13.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chru Brest site Hopital Morvan
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Homes in Le Conquet cost more than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €3,125/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.34/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 84% were houses. The market in Le Conquet: 146 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€3,125/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Conquet€3,125/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,154/m²
123
€12.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.13 to €14.92/m² a month)
7.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,580
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays d'Iroise
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
8.3% of its homes were built before 1919, above Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2018. Le Conquet has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Cromlech de Kermorvan.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Le Conquet is better off than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €30,640 a year per consumption unit
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, above Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Bus, tram or train carried 4.0% of working residents in Le Conquet to work at the census. At the census, 8.1% of working residents in Le Conquet didn’t travel to work at all.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot6%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
650
jobs based in Le Conquet, 0.7 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 60% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Le Conquet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 9 offenses in Le Conquet in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2.9 cases of violence against people and 6.3 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
2.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage9
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Fraud19
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.
2.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
56.3%
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 family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles, 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, 56.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Conquet
Is Le Conquet safe?
Le Conquet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Le Conquet expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.30/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Conquet grades C+ for cost of living.
About Le Conquet
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Le Conquet is a commune of 2,835 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Iroise. 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
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.
