The weak point is health (D−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, Plobannalec-Lesconil earns a B−, better than 48% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #51 of 59 in Finistère. Schools are its strong suit — brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €2,658/m² costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays Bigouden Sud.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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 Plobannalec-Lesconil 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.
Deux dolmens de Kervadol et bande de terrain autour du dolmen: Photo: Lemra ou pas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dolmen de Kervignon et bande de terrain autour du dolmen: Photo: Lemra ou pas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monuments mégalithiques près de Tronval: Photo: Lemra ou pas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manoir de Kerhoas: Photo: Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plobannalec-Lesconil.
HealthHealth D−
More deaths than Plobannalec-Lesconil’s ages would predict, 118 per 100 expected, above Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
+18%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Plobannalec-Lesconil can choose among 5 GPs. At birth, a girl in Finistère can expect 84.8 years and a boy 79 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 405 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 476, 18% more.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted118
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Plobannalec-Lesconil · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Hotel Dieu les Augustines de Pont L Abbe
13.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de Cornouaille Quimper
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More protected monuments for its size in Plobannalec-Lesconil than in Finistère or compared French towns: 16 per 10,000 residents
6historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Plobannalec-Lesconil counts 6 historic monuments: 5 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 1989. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments locally is Deux dolmens de Kervadol et bande de terrain autour du dolmen.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
Schools around Plobannalec-Lesconil do better than those of 93% of compared French towns
95.0%passed the brevetASchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Plobannalec-Lesconil, 95.0% passed the brevet, about level with Finistère’s towns (94.1%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.3 mi away. On school results, the town ranks #10 of 63 in Finistère.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Plobannalec-Lesconil has fewer young adults than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 7% are 15 to 24
54.1median age
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above both Finistère’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. At 54.1, the median resident of Plobannalec-Lesconil sits in the middle of the age range.
Plobannalec-LesconilFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Plobannalec-Lesconil has higher unemployment than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 11.7%
5%walk, cycle or take transit
4.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 600 jobs are based in Plobannalec-Lesconil, for 1,300 working residents (0.4 per worker). The median disposable income is €27,090 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
600
jobs based in Plobannalec-Lesconil, 0.4 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 31% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Less crime per resident in Plobannalec-Lesconil than in 68% of compared French towns
4.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Among the graded crimes in Plobannalec-Lesconil, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Its tally for 2025: 57 recorded offenses. Violence against people ran at 4.3 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 13.4 (2023–2025 average).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage28
Burglary20
Family violence9
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence19
Fraud19
Drug use6
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.
4.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
57
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.7%
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, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 9.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C+
Plobannalec-Lesconil is graded a C+ for cost of living
€2,658/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,658/m², comes from 158 sales of houses and apartments in Plobannalec-Lesconil from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.25/m² a month, about level with Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Among the homes sold, 91% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Plobannalec-Lesconil€2,658/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,630/m²
143
€11.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.23 to €13.72/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,870
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Bigouden Sud
Plobannalec-Lesconil is a commune of 3,718 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Bigouden Sud. 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
3,718 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Bigouden Sud
Département
Finistère (29)
Région
Brittany
Area
7.1 sq mi (18.5 km²)
INSEE code
29165
Plobannalec-Lesconil’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 Plobannalec-Lesconil
Is Plobannalec-Lesconil safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #38 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 20 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Plobannalec-Lesconil good?
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns and #10 of 63 in Finistère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Plobannalec-Lesconil 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 €2,658/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Plobannalec-Lesconil 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.
