Pencran’s strongest is schools — bac results 1.5 points above the expected rate; brevet results 0.7 points below the expected rate. The local economy does well: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 6.1% unemployment. It is hard to get around without a car: 6% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €2,275/m² costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Pencran 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.
Each subject compares Pencran 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pencran.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Pencran is harder to get around on foot than 91% of compared French towns
5.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 6.1%, below both Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.2% of working residents in Pencran didn’t travel to work at all.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
500
jobs based in Pencran, 0.5 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 9% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 24% of Pencran, above Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
38% of adults hold a degree, above both Finistère’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 15% of the population. The age that splits Pencran in two is 39.1.
39.1median age
PencranFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Exam results around Pencran beat 82% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 94% of 197 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. 97.3% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Pencran, close to Finistère’s towns (96.9%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). At the two general lycées, 98% of 501 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
More deaths than expected: Pencran is above 63% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Pencran’s deaths ran at 93 per 100 expected, close to Finistère’s towns (95) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 101 residents of Pencran died, against 109 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% fewer. At birth, a girl in Finistère can expect 84.8 years and a boy 79 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Pencran · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Ferdinand Grall Landerneau
0.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Ferdinand Grall Landerneau
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Pencran has 3 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Pencran is Église Notre-Dame. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Homes from before 1919 make up 1.7% of the total, lower than both Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pencran
Is Pencran safe?
Pencran has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Pencran good?
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns. 98% of 292 candidates passed the bac at Lycée de l'Elorn in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Pencran expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,275/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pencran grades B for cost of living.
About Pencran
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Pencran is a commune of 2,234 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas. 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
2,234 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas
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.
