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A town of 487 in Finistère, Brittany.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Locmélar falls below the line for grades.
Locmélar has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1934.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Locmélar.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, above both Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Locmélar is Église Saint-Mélar. Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.6% of the town, lower than both Finistère’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older. Locmélar has a median age of 40.4 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Locmélar | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €24,770 a year per consumption unit, below both Finistère’s towns (€26,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). For its 200 residents in work, Locmélar has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. Public transport took 2.2% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 22 homes in Locmélar.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Locmélar has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Mélar: Photo: Manfred Escherig · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Locmélar yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locmélar | 487 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Landivisiau | 9,426 | 3.7 | A− | B | B | C |
| Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner | 3,148 | 6.7 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Guiclan | 2,585 | 7.7 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Plouédern | 3,103 | 8.5 | — | B+ | — | B− |
| Plouvorn | 2,916 | 8.7 | — | A− | — | C |
| Landerneau | 16,363 | 8.9 | A− | C+ | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Locmélar is a commune of 487 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Landivisiau. 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.