The picture is mixed. Moëlan-sur-Mer ranks #39 of 59 in Finistère, with a B+ overall. On that grade it does better than two thirds of compared French towns. Its schools beat most: brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. It also does well on safety — an average of 4.6 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. At the median price of €2,937/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Quimperlé Communauté. What holds it back is health (D) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Moëlan-sur-Mer 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 38% of people in Moëlan-sur-Mer are 65 or over, more than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns
59median age
Aged 15 to 24: 6.6% of residents. Children under 15 make up 11%, below both Finistère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Moëlan-sur-Mer has a median age of 59.
Moëlan-sur-MerFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Moëlan-sur-Mer: 10 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
10historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2005, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Moëlan-sur-Mer is Dolmen et menhir. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 9.2% of the total, higher than both Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Moëlan-sur-Mer records less crime per resident than 91% of compared French towns
4.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Over 2025, Moëlan-sur-Mer logged 69 recorded offenses. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage31
Family violence17
Burglary10
Theft from vehicles6
Sexual violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud49
Theft without violence17
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.
4.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
69
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 6.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth D
Moëlan-sur-Mer has a higher adjusted death rate than 85% of compared French towns
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Finistère live to 84.8 on average and men to 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Adjusted for age and care homes, Moëlan-sur-Mer records 104 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Finistère’s towns (95) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,093 residents of Moëlan-sur-Mer died, against 970 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% more.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Moëlan-sur-Mer · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghbs Hopital la Villeneuve
14 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
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Moëlan-sur-Mer than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6%
7%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €27,390 a year per consumption unit, close to Finistère’s towns (€26,720) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Moëlan-sur-Mer number 1,250, against 2,200 residents in work (0.6 per worker). Bus, tram or train carried 2.6% of working residents in Moëlan-sur-Mer to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,250
jobs based in Moëlan-sur-Mer, 0.6 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 24% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
For cost of living, Moëlan-sur-Mer gets a C
€2,937/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,937/m², comes from 296 sales of houses and apartments in Moëlan-sur-Mer from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.52/m² a month. Houses made up 90% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Moëlan-sur-Mer€2,937/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,851/m²
267
€11.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.06 to €14.77/m² a month)
7.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Quimperlé Communauté
Léon Le Calvez: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain
About Moëlan-sur-Mer
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Moëlan-sur-Mer is a commune of 6,749 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
6,749 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Quimperlé Communauté
Département
Finistère (29)
Région
Brittany
Area
18.3 sq mi (47.4 km²)
INSEE code
29150
Moëlan-sur-Mer’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Moëlan-sur-Mer
Is Moëlan-sur-Mer safe?
It grades A for safety, #16 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 31 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Moëlan-sur-Mer good?
They grade A, better than 95% of compared French towns and #8 of 63 in Finistère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Moëlan-sur-Mer expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,937/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.57/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Moëlan-sur-Mer grades C for cost of living.
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.
