Health is its weak spot (C−). It lags on jobs & income as well: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 10.4% unemployment. Where it does best is schools (B+): brevet results at the expected rate. At the median price of €1,930/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Concarneau Cornouaille Agglomération. The overall grade comes out at B−, better than 45% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #53 of 59 in Finistère.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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 Rosporden 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 Rosporden.
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Rosporden run higher than in 79% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Rosporden records 100 deaths per 100 expected, above both Finistère’s towns (95) and compared French towns (88). 1,055 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 882: 20% above. The nearest emergency department to Rosporden is Centre hospitalier Concarneau, 7.5 mi away. At birth, a girl in Finistère can expect 84.8 years and a boy 79 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Rosporden · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Concarneau
12.9 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
Incomes in Rosporden run lower than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: a median €24,350 a year per consumption unit
6.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Rosporden didn’t travel to work at all. Unemployment runs at 10.4%.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,650
jobs based in Rosporden, 0.8 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 33% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 0.6 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 7.6 mi off. Its collèges and lycées rank #54 of 63 in Finistère on results.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1990
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Rosporden is Église Notre-Dame. The protected list starts in the 13th century. 5.6% of its homes were built before 1919, near Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Less crime per resident in Rosporden than in 59% of compared French towns
The police record for Rosporden lists 149 offenses in 2025. Violence against people ran at 7.7 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 11.8 (2023–2025 average). The graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
7.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage45
Family violence33
Burglary21
Other physical violence17
Theft from vehicles12
Sexual violence11
Vehicle theft10
Armed robbery0
Fraud38
Theft without violence31
Drug use17
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
11.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
149
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B
Rosporden gets a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,930/m²: 274 houses and apartments sold in Rosporden between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 90% houses, the rest apartments. House rents are put at about €9.55/m² a month.
€1,930/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Rosporden€1,930/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,963/m²
246
€11.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.33 to €14.66/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.55/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,380
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Concarneau Cornouaille Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Rosporden than in Finistère’s towns or across compared French towns: 23% of adults
9.4% of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with Finistère’s towns (9.3%) and below compared French towns (11%). Rosporden has a median age of 47.2 years. Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population.
47.2median age
RospordenFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Rosporden
Is Rosporden safe?
It grades B for safety, #42 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 45 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Rosporden good?
They grade B+, better than 67% of compared French towns and #54 of 63 in Finistère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Rosporden expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,930/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.69/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Rosporden grades B for cost of living.
About Rosporden
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Rosporden is a commune of 7,550 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Concarneau Cornouaille Agglomération. 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.
