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LocunoléFinistère

This town in Finistère, Brittany has a population of 1,177.

Is Locunolé a good place to live?

Housing is within reach (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs & income is its weak spot — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.3% unemployment. Walkability is weaker too (C−). Homes go for a median €1,716/m².

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Locunolé 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.

What makes Locunolé stand out

The 2 things Locunolé does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Locunolé grades

Each subject compares Locunolé 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.

How grading works

Locunolé has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Locunolé’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Locunolé’s story

No historic monuments in Locunolé

The Culture ministry lists no building in Locunolé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Dolmen de Roscasquen, in Quimperlé, 4.7 mi away.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Locunolé.

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Incomes in Locunolé run lower than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: a median €24,610 a year per consumption unit

7.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 9.3%.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Locunolé, 0.2 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 21% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HousingCost of living A−

Renting in Locunolé costs less than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.18/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 30 homes were sold in Locunolé. That is the middle of 30 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,388/m² for the median of compared towns in Finistère.

€1,716/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Locunolé€1,716/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,716/m²30
€10.18/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.23 to €12.60/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Quimperlé Communauté

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Locunolé, above Finistère’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 28% of adults, lower than both Finistère’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older. The age that splits Locunolé in two is 41.

41median age
LocunoléFinistère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Locunolé
LocunoléFinistère medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–2410%9.3%11%
25–4427%20%23%
45–6426%28%26%
65+18%26%22%
No diploma12%14%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat25%20%18%
Higher education28%34%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes

HealthHealth B−

Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Locunolé run higher than in 53% of compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Life expectancy in Finistère: 84.8 years for women and 79 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 87 deaths in Locunolé from 2016 to 2025; there were 77, 11% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 89 per 100 expected, lower than Finistère’s towns (95) and near compared French towns (88).

−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw89
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Locunolé · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghbs Hopital la Villeneuve
13.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghbs site Hopital du Scorff
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.

Nearby attractions

Château de Boblaye and 3 more in and around Locunolé

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Locunolé. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Locunolé

14pages on Locunolé

Landmarks

Nothing in Locunolé is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Locunolé

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Locunolé yet.

How we find them →

Locunolé’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Finistère →
MellacQuimperléRédenéPlouayCléguerLe FaouëtMellacQuimperléRédenéPlouayCléguerLe FaouëtLocunolé
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Locunolé1,177——A−—B−
Mellac3,4044.9—B−—C
Quimperlé12,4695.1CC+C−D
Rédené3,0435.2—C+—C+
Plouay Morbihan5,7557BB−AC−
Cléguer Morbihan3,4607.3—B−—C−
Le Faouët Morbihan2,8147.5B+C+BC+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Locunolé

Is Locunolé safe?

Locunolé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.4 recorded violent incidents and 9.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Locunolé expensive to live in?

Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Locunolé grades A− for cost of living.

About Locunolé

Commune in Finistère, Brittany

Locunolé is a commune of 1,177 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Quimperlé 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

Population
1,177 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Quimperlé Communauté
Département
Finistère (29)
Région
Brittany
Area
6.5 sq mi (16.9 km²)
INSEE code
29136

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.