A town of contrasts. Overall, Quimper earns a B−: better than 53% of compared French towns, and #47 of 59 in Finistère. On schools it is strong — bac results 1.9 points above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. At the median price of €2,183/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Quimper Bretagne Occidentale. Crime runs high: an average of 11.3 recorded violent incidents and 16.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 Quimper 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 Quimper.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Unemployment in Quimper, 12.7%, runs above Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 18.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Quimper has 46,450 jobs for 27,100 working residents, 1.7 per worker. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,490 a year per consumption unit.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
Public transport8%
On foot7%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
46,450
jobs based in Quimper, 1.7 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
92.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the nine collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Quimper is 97.7%, close to Finistère’s towns (96.9%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #35 of 63 in Finistère. At the seven general lycées, 99% of 1,282 candidates passed the bac, 1.3 points above the expected rate.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Quimper has 58 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 1988. Per 10,000 residents, Quimper counts 9 protected monuments, above Finistère’s towns (5) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. Among the classé monuments in the town is Dolmen dit de Stang Youen. The protected list starts in prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Quimper sees more crime per resident than 74% of compared French towns
All told, Quimper had 1,787 recorded offenses in 2025. Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
11.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage604
Other physical violence287
Family violence253
Burglary218
Theft from vehicles170
Sexual violence168
Vehicle theft87
Fraud467
Theft without violence422
Drug use216
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.
11.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,787
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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, under 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C
Quimper has a higher adjusted death rate than 69% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its 10 care homes for older people (842 places) count their residents as Quimper’s; allowing for them, deaths were 5% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 6,527 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 7,033, 8% more. Life expectancy at birth in Finistère is 84.8 years for women and 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
80
GPs in Quimper · 4.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de Cornouaille Quimper
0.6 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, €2,183/m², comes from 3,378 sales of houses and apartments in Quimper from July 2023 to June 2026. A house in Quimper goes for €2,269/m², an apartment for €2,122/m². Among the homes sold, 42% were houses.
€2,183/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Quimper€2,183/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,269/m²
1,423
Apartments
€2,122/m²
1,955
€11.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.74 to €14.76/m² a month)
5.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,910
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Quimper Bretagne Occidentale
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Quimper skews young, with 14% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, below Finistère’s towns (26%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 40% of adults. Residents of Quimper have a median age of 44.2.
44.2median age
QuimperFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
Dolmen dit de Stang Youen: Photo: Milca56 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien prieuré de Locmaria, ancienne caserne Emeriau: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cathédrale Saint-Corentin: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0
René Laennec: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Max Jacob: Carl van Vechten, Public domain · Émile Lemoine: Anonymous photographer, Public domain · Laurent Pichon: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dan Ar Braz: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Charles Hernu: A1C William M. Firaneck, Public domain
Quimper’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 Quimper
Is Quimper safe?
It grades C for safety, #54 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 218 burglaries and 604 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Quimper good?
They grade A−, better than 85% of compared French towns and #35 of 63 in Finistère. The lycée stands out: 100% of 445 candidates passed the bac at Lycée le Likès 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 Quimper expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,183/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.99/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Quimper grades C+ for cost of living.
About Quimper
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Quimper is a commune of 64,385 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Quimper Bretagne Occidentale. 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.
