Much to like here, and you pay for it. The local economy does well (A): 2.9 jobs per working resident; 8.7% unemployment. Roscoff ranks #14 of 59 in Finistère, with an A overall. Nationally, it does better than 86% of compared French towns. Its schools beat most (A): bac results 0.8 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.4 points above the expected rate. Housing is expensive (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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 Roscoff 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 Roscoff.
Who lives here
Children make up only 7.9% of Roscoff, fewer than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns
Degrees are held by 39% of adults, above Finistère’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 44% of residents are 65 or older. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.4% of residents.
61.5median age
RoscoffFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
44%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 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
Roscoff: 8 historic monuments, more per resident than 97% of compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is houses and mansions: 7 of 8. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2004. Scaled to its population, that is 24 protected monuments for every 10,000 people in Roscoff. Among the classé monuments in the town is Maison dite de Marie Stuart.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
Schools around Roscoff do better than those of 86% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Roscoff, 93.4% passed the brevet, near Finistère’s towns (94.1%) and higher than compared French towns (87.5%). The closest collège is 2.4 mi off. School results put the town #26 of 63 in Finistère.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Roscoff gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns: 23.9% of commuters
Half of residents lived on more than €28,610 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Finistère’s towns (€26,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). Public transport took 3.5% of Roscoff’s working residents to work at the census. Also worth knowing: at the census, 4.1% of working residents in Roscoff didn’t travel to work at all.
24%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot12%
Bicycle8%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter0%
3,250
jobs based in Roscoff, 2.9 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 80% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Buying in Roscoff costs more than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €3,158/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Roscoff: €2,832/m² for houses, €3,401/m² for apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 198 homes were sold here. House rents are put at about €10.39/m² a month.
€3,158/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Roscoff€3,158/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,832/m²
104
Apartments
€3,401/m²
94
€11.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.93 to €15.25/m² a month)
8.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,570
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Haut-Léon Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Roscoff sees less crime than 70% of compared French towns
Recorded offenses in Roscoff came to 51 in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 4.4 violent offenses and 13 graded property crimes a year. Jobs outnumber working residents in Roscoff (3,250 to 1,150): it draws people in from around. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Roscoff (2025).
4.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage33
Family violence10
Burglary8
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence23
Fraud17
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.
4.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
51
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
13.5%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 13.5% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. 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.
HealthHealth B−
Roscoff has a higher adjusted death rate than 54% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
655 deaths in Roscoff between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 637: 3% above. Its care home for older people (92 places) counts its residents as Roscoff’s; allowing for it, deaths were 11% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Roscoff is C H des Pays de Morlaix, 12.4 mi away. Average lifespans in Finistère: 84.8 years for women, 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Roscoff · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, C H des Pays de Morlaix
12.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, C H des Pays de Morlaix
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Maison dite de Marie Stuart: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Demeure du passage Louis-Noir: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison dite de Marie Stuart: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame de Croaz-Batz et enclos: Photo: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Roscoff
Is Roscoff safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #37 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 33 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Roscoff good?
They grade A, better than 86% of compared French towns and #26 of 63 in Finistère. The lycée stands out: 99% of 245 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre Dame du Kreisker 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 Roscoff expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.67/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Roscoff grades C− for cost of living.
About Roscoff
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Roscoff is a commune of 3,334 people in the Communauté de communes Haut-Léon 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.
