Schools are its strong suit — bac results 1.7 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.2 points below the expected rate. Overall, Pont-l'Abbé earns a B+, which places it #36 of 59 in Finistère. Set against the rest, it does better than 71% of compared French towns. Walkability is another plus: 73% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The catch is safety: an average of 7.7 recorded violent incidents and 16.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. A 70 m² home at the median €2,429/m² costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays Bigouden Sud. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Pont-l'Abbé 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 Pont-l'Abbé.
Schools
Exam results around Pont-l'Abbé beat 83% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Pont-l'Abbé, 96.8% passed the bac, close to Finistère’s towns (96.9%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 93% passed the bac pro, of 112 candidates at 2 lycées. Schools rank #37 of 63 in Finistère.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Pont-l'Abbé than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15
Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. A third of residents are 65 or over, above both Finistère’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Also worth knowing: among adults, 36% have a degree.
53.8median age
Pont-l'AbbéFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 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
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Pont-l'Abbé has 1.3 jobs for every resident in work
At the census, 14.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,570 a year per consumption unit. The jobless rate is 10.1%.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot8%
Bicycle4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,250
jobs based in Pont-l'Abbé, 1.3 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 70% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Pont-l'Abbé ranks above 61% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The police record for Pont-l'Abbé lists 198 offenses in 2025. The town has 4,250 jobs for 3,250 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
7.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage92
Family violence25
Burglary23
Theft from vehicles22
Other physical violence17
Sexual violence12
Vehicle theft7
Fraud44
Theft without violence36
Drug use20
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.
7.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
198
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.7%
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 armed robbery, 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, 0.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
History
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2014
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Pont-l'Abbé is Église Saint-Jacques de Lambour. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments locally: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Since 2014, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Pont-l'Abbé records 87 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 95 in Finistère’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
15 GPs practise in Pont-l'Abbé. In Finistère, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.8 years for women and 79 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 1,417 residents of Pont-l'Abbé died, against 1,349 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
15
GPs in Pont-l'Abbé · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Hotel Dieu les Augustines de Pont L Abbe
10.3 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,429/m², comes from 394 sales of houses and apartments in Pont-l'Abbé from July 2023 to June 2026. In Pont-l'Abbé, houses go for €2,468/m² and apartments for €2,367/m². House rents are put at about €10.44/m² a month.
€2,429/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pont-l'Abbé€2,429/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,468/m²
237
Apartments
€2,367/m²
157
€11.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.30 to €13.79/m² a month)
6.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,870
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Bigouden Sud
Église Notre-Dames-des-Carmes: Photo: Chris06 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hôtel de ville, dit aussi le Vieux Château, ou château des Barons du Pont: Photo: ROMAIN CORMIER · CC BY-SA 3.0
Violette Verdy: New York City Ballet, Public domain · Sébastienne Guyot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Vincent Riou: Steven29, Public domain
Pont-l'Abbé’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 Pont-l'Abbé
Is Pont-l'Abbé safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #50 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 92 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Pont-l'Abbé good?
They grade A−, better than 83% of compared French towns and #37 of 63 in Finistère. The lycée stands out: 100% of 60 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Gabriel in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Pont-l'Abbé 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 €2,429/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.32/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Pont-l'Abbé grades B− for cost of living.
About Pont-l'Abbé
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Pont-l'Abbé is a commune of 8,484 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
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.
