Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Safety lags: an average of 10.8 recorded violent incidents and 19 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,167/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Quimperlé Communauté. It does especially well on schools (B+) — bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 3.3 points below the expected rate. The overall grade lands at C, better than a third of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 Quimperlé 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 Quimperlé.
History
Quimperlé is rich in protected monuments: 15 per 10,000 residents, more than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Since 1994, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The Culture ministry lists 19 historic monuments in Quimperlé: 8 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 11 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Dolmen de Roscasquen.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth D
Quimperlé’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 86% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Quimperlé: 104 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 1,712 residents of Quimperlé died, against 1,397 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% more. Average lifespans in Finistère: 84.8 years for women, 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. This Finistère town has 19 family doctors.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw123
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
19
GPs in Quimperlé · 5.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghbs Hopital la Villeneuve
12.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghbs site Hopital du Scorff
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crime per resident in Quimperlé runs higher than in 81% of compared French towns
In 2025, 372 offenses were recorded in Quimperlé. With 8,650 jobs for 5,200 working residents, Quimperlé draws people in from neighbouring communes. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
10.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage120
Burglary60
Family violence58
Sexual violence42
Other physical violence37
Theft from vehicles32
Vehicle theft23
Fraud83
Theft without violence69
Drug use37
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.
10.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
372
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.2% 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.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Unemployment in Quimperlé, 11.2%, runs above Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €25,180 a year per consumption unit, lower than Finistère’s towns (€26,720) and near compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.3% of working residents in Quimperlé went to work by public transport.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot7%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
8,650
jobs based in Quimperlé, 1.7 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 72% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Brevet near Quimperlé: 91.5% passed, against 94.1% in Finistère’s towns and 87.5% in compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 91% of 78 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. 96.9% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Quimperlé, close to Finistère’s towns (96.9%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #48 of 63 in Finistère.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
For cost of living, Quimperlé gets a C+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Quimperlé: €2,173/m² for houses, €2,146/m² for apartments. 452 sales of houses and apartments here, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,167/m². The sales split: 71% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,167/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Quimperlé€2,167/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,173/m²
319
Apartments
€2,146/m²
133
€11.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.62 to €14.65/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Quimperlé Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Finistère’s towns (26%). Half the people of Quimperlé are older than 44.9. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.
44.9median age
QuimperléFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education32%
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%.
Dolmen de Roscasquen: Photo: Libre à Quimperlé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Sainte-Croix: Photo: Schorle · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne abbaye de Saint-Colomban: Photo: Sferay · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption ou de Saint-Michel: Photo: LPLT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Théodore Hersart de La Villemarqué: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Jean-Marc Bideau: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paule Gobillard: Berthe Morisot, Public domain · Clarisse Le Bihan: de:Benutzer:Wahrerwattwurm / fr:Utilisateur:Wahrerwattwurm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Philippe Brinquin: Schlesiermann, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Melaine Favennec: Jeremy Kergourlay, CC BY-SA 4.0
Quimperlé’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 Quimperlé
Is Quimperlé safe?
It grades C− for safety, #56 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 60 burglaries and 120 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Quimperlé good?
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns and #48 of 63 in Finistère. The lycée stands out: 99% of 88 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame de Kerbertrand in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Quimperlé expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,167/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.87/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Quimperlé grades C+ for cost of living.
About Quimperlé
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Quimperlé is a commune of 12,469 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Quimperlé Communauté. 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.
