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Over-65s are 42% of the population. This town in Finistère, Brittany has a population of 1,555.
Jobs and pay hold up well (B): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 9.6% unemployment. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €3,869/m² costs 10.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Morlaix Communauté. Most journeys need a car (C).
Figures: employment and commuting, 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 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Locquirec has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Locquirec does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Locquirec 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.
Locquirec has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Locquirec: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1914.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Locquirec.
Just over one in ten residents are children under 15. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.1% of residents, below both Finistère’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 43% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 90 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.
| Locquirec | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 42% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Finistère, women can expect to live 84.8 years and men 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Adjusted mortality in Locquirec: 97 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 224 residents of Locquirec died, against 231 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Locquirec is Centre hospitalier de Lannion, 9.4 mi away.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
5.1% of Locquirec’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. The jobless rate is 9.6%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Locquirec is Église Saint-Jacques. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 9.9 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du PenkerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 79 | 89%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €3,869/m²: 94 houses and apartments sold in Locquirec between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for just over four in five sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,750/m² | 77 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Locquirec. Best known first.
The list names few of Locquirec’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Jacques: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Locquirec.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locquirec | 1,555 | — | — | C+ | — | C |
| Plestin-les-Grèves Côtes-d'Armor | 3,639 | 2.4 | B | B | A− | C+ |
| Plougasnou | 3,192 | 6.8 | — | B | — | C |
| Trébeurden Côtes-d'Armor | 3,821 | 7.4 | B− | C | A | C |
| Plouigneau | 5,014 | 8.2 | A | A− | A | C |
| Pleumeur-Bodou Côtes-d'Armor | 3,848 | 9.5 | B− | C | A+ | C+ |
| Lannion Côtes-d'Armor | 20,315 | 9.7 | B− | C | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Locquirec has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 16.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,869/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Locquirec grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Locquirec is a commune of 1,555 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Morlaix Communauté. 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 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.