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PeumeritFinistère

A town of 917 in Finistère, Brittany.

Population

917

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.26

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,630

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Peumerit a good place to live?

Peumerit is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Peumerit stand out

The one thing Peumerit does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

17% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Chapelle Saint-Joseph · Inscrit · Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Peumerit’s story

Peumerit in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Peumerit: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1922.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean Cariou, born in 1870, is the one person born in Peumerit before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1922First protected: Dolmen de Penquélennec
1984Most recently protected: Chapelle Saint-Joseph

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Peumerit.

Who lives here

Children make up 23% of Peumerit, above Finistère’s towns and compared French towns

Peumerit sits above both Finistère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6.5% of residents.

42median age

PeumeritFinistère medianFrance median

Finistère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

18%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat25%

Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Peumerit
	Peumerit	Finistère median	France median
Under 15	23%	15%	17%
15–24	6.5%	9.3%	11%
25–44	26%	20%	23%
45–64	27%	28%	26%
65+	18%	26%	22%
No diploma	11%	14%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	25%	20%	18%
Higher education	32%	34%	30%

Full pagePeumerit’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages42 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households390 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad1.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Peumerit?”

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

History

Peumerit keeps more of its old housing than Finistère or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

That puts Peumerit above both Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Peumerit: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Peumerit is Dolmen de Penquélennec.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit3

Among them · Classé

Dolmen de Penquélennec Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1922

first monument protected

Full pagePeumerit’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes19% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Peumerit?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 1.9% of commuters in Peumerit go to work without a car, fewer than in Finistère’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Peumerit is below both Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Peumerit has 100 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €24,630 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%

On foot1%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Peumerit, 0.3 per working resident

9.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,630

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pagePeumerit’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€24,630 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

In the comparison, Peumerit comes above both Finistère’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

96.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Peumerit96.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Notre-Dame de Penhors PrivateNearest collègeCollège	Collège	57	96%+1 pt

96.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate

2.9 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pagePeumerit’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges96.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Peumerit is €11.26/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.26/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Peumerit€11.26/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Finistère median€11.55/m²

€11.26/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.89 to €14.26/m² a month)

€9.09/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pagePeumerit’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.26/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Manoir de Lesmadec and 4 more in and around Peumerit

Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Peumerit. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauManoir de Lesmadecin town ChâteauChâteauManoir de Penquélennecin town ZooZooLa Pommeraiein town MuseumMuseumMaison natale de Pierre-Jakez Hélias4.5 km west, in Pouldreuzic AttractionAttractionMenhir3.1 km west, in Plovan

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Peumerit

13pages on Peumerit

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.6 mi away Housing22 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Peumerit: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Classé

Dolmen de PenquélennecDolmen · Prehistory

Inscrit

Manoir de LesmadecManor house · 15th c.

Inscrit

Manoir de PenquélennecManor house · 16th c.

Chapelle Saint-JosephChapel · 17th c.

Photo credits

Chapelle Saint-Joseph: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Peumerit

2 notable people were born in Peumerit.

Their page →

Jean CariouFrench equestrian (1870-1951)

Ambroise GuellecFrench politician · born 1941

Peumerit’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 →

Plonéour-LanvernPluguffanPlozévetPont-l'AbbéPlomelinCombritPeumerit

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Peumerit	917	—	—	—	—	—
Plonéour-Lanvern	6,452	3.4	B	B⁻	A⁺	C
Pluguffan	4,223	6.2	B⁺	B⁻	A	C⁻
Plozévet	2,984	6.3	—	C⁺	—	C⁻
Pont-l'Abbé	8,484	6.5	B⁺	B⁻	C⁺	B⁻
Plomelin	4,239	7	B⁺	C⁺	A⁺	C
Combrit	4,265	7.8	A⁻	C⁻	A	B

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

About Peumerit

Commune in Finistère, Brittany

Peumerit is a commune of 917 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Pays Bigouden. 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: 917 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Haut Pays Bigouden
Département: Finistère (29)
Région: Brittany
Area: 7.6 sq mi (19.6 km²)
INSEE code: 29159

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.