Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Primelin.
Who lives here
An older town: 50% of people in Primelin are 65 or over, more than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns
4.1% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Finistère’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 6.9%. Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults.
64.9median age
PrimelinFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
50%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 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
Old homes shape Primelin: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Primelin: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Chapelle de Saint-Tugen et abords. The protected list starts in the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Primelin, 6.1%, runs below Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
50 jobs are based in Primelin, for 200 working residents (0.3 per worker). Bus, tram or train carried 3.8% of working residents in Primelin to work at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €26,020 a year per consumption unit, near both Finistère’s towns (€26,720) and compared French towns (€25,970).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
50
jobs based in Primelin, 0.3 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Primelin
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Primelin is a commune of 650 people in the Communauté de communes Cap Sizun - Pointe du Raz. 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.
