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A town in Finistère, Brittany, home to 7,566 people.
School results are strong (A): bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Safety is another plus — an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,868/m² takes 5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Communauté Lesneven Côte des Légendes. Overall, that makes an A, good for #4 of 59 in Finistère. On that grade it does better than 95% of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for health and B for jobs & income.
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) · employment, 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.
The one thing Lesneven does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lesneven 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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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lesneven, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.
Wikidata records 6 people born in Lesneven before 1900, the earliest Daniel Nicolas Miorcec de Kerdanet, in 1752.
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Lesneven. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du Léonin townAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de Folgoët1.8 km southwest, in Le FolgoëtChâteauChâteauManoir de Trébodennic4.3 km south, in PloudanielChâteauChâteauManoir de Lesvern4.1 km northwest, in Saint-FrégantChâteauChâteauManoir du Ménec4.3 km southwest, in Le FolgoëtAttractionAttractionCalvaire de Brondusval4.6 km east, in PlouiderPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lesneven.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Lesneven is 100.0%, higher than both Finistère’s towns (96.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). School results put the town #28 of 63 in Finistère. At the general lycée, 100% of 139 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-François Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 185 | 98%+3 pts |
| Lycée Saint-François Notre-Dame PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 139 | 100%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The commonest graded crime in Lesneven was criminal damage (2025). The 2025 count: 108 offenses here.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of burglary and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 4.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
8.3% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €25,050 a year per consumption unit. For its 3,150 residents in work, Lesneven has 3,150 jobs: 1 each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,060 residents of Lesneven died, against 965 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% more. The nearest emergency department to Lesneven is Centre hospitalier Ferdinand Grall Landerneau, 9.5 mi away. Women in Finistère live to 84.8 on average and men to 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 8 GPs practise locally.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 5.5% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
25% of residents are 65 or over, between Finistère’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Lesneven by age and the one in the middle is 46.5. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Lesneven | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 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.
The split in Lesneven: €1,938/m² for houses, €1,770/m² for apartments. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.91/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 76% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,938/m² | 240 |
| Apartments | €1,770/m² | 74 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Lesneven has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Michel: Photo: Wayne77 · CC BY-SA 4.0
22 notable people were born in Lesneven.
Serge Paugam: Serge Paugam, CC BY-SA 4.0 · François Dilasser: Lojasi, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hervé Lossec: Madamedekeravel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Olivier Cousin: Ocous, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Auguste Salaün-Penquer: Charles Raub, Public domain · Hélène Bonafous-Murat: George2etexte, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesneven | 7,566 | — | A | B | A− | B |
| Le Folgoët | 3,315 | 1.1 | A | B− | A | C |
| Ploudaniel | 3,732 | 2.9 | — | B− | — | C+ |
| Plouvien | 3,968 | 6.9 | A | B+ | A+ | C− |
| Plabennec | 8,686 | 7 | A | C+ | A+ | C |
| Plouédern | 3,103 | 7.4 | — | B+ | — | B− |
| Plouescat | 3,554 | 8.7 | — | B+ | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #27 of 59 in Finistère.
They grade A, better than 86% of compared French towns and #28 of 63 in Finistère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.61/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lesneven grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Lesneven is a commune of 7,566 people in the Communauté de communes Communauté Lesneven Côte des Légendes. 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.