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It is a town of 1,605 residents in Finistère, Brittany.
Saint-Divy’s strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 5.0% unemployment. Where it falls short is walkability — just over four in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,299/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for schools and C+ for health.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Divy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Divy 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.
Saint-Divy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Saint-Divy has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1977.
4.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Divy.
At the census, 3.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,240 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Before 1919: that is when 4.1% of homes were built. The protected list starts in the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults, higher than both Finistère’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.2% of the town. 20% of residents have reached 65.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Divy | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Finistère, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.8 years for women and 79 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 98 deaths in Saint-Divy between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 108: 9% below. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 91 per 100 expected, about level with compared French towns (88) and below Finistère’s towns (95). For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Divy can choose among 2 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège MescoatNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 186 | 92%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
39 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Divy, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,299/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 39 homes were sold in the town. Houses accounted for 97% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,321/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Divy. Best known first.
Saint-Divy has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Manoir de la Haye: Photo: Sdo216 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Divy: Photo: Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Divy yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Divy | 1,605 | — | — | B− | — | C+ |
| Landerneau | 16,363 | 3.3 | A− | C+ | C+ | B |
| Guipavas | 15,538 | 4.1 | A− | C | B− | B |
| Plouédern | 3,103 | 4.2 | — | B+ | — | B− |
| Le Relecq-Kerhuon | 11,897 | 4.7 | A− | C− | B+ | B− |
| Plabennec | 8,686 | 5.3 | A | C+ | A+ | C |
| Ploudaniel | 3,732 | 5.4 | — | B− | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Divy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,299/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.76/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Divy grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Saint-Divy is a commune of 1,605 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.
