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A town of 946 in Finistère, Brittany.
Mespaul is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Mespaul does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Mespaul, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mespaul.
Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents. 27% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Finistère’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Mespaul | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €25,010 a year per consumption unit, lower than Finistère’s towns (€26,720) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Mespaul number 250, against 450 residents in work (0.6 per worker). No commute at all: 4.7% of working residents here 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.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.99/m² a month, below both Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Mespaul recorded 34 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 94% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,692/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Mespaul. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Mespaul, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ancienne église Saint-Aurélien, au Vieux Bourg: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Calvaire dit Croas Ar Vossen: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Mespaul as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Mespaul is a commune of 946 people in the Communauté de communes Haut-Léon 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.