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Saint-EloyFinistère

A town in Finistère, Brittany, home to 220 people.

Is Saint-Eloy a good place to live?

Saint-Eloy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 12% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Saint-Eloy stand out

The one thing Saint-Eloy does most differently from other towns.

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Saint-Eloy’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Saint-Eloy’s story

No historic monuments in Saint-Eloy

The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Eloy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Calvaire-fontaine, in Irvillac, 3 mi away.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Eloy.

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Saint-Eloy are under 15, more than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns

Retirement age and beyond: 16% of residents are 65 or older. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Finistère’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). 38% of adults hold a degree.

42median age
Saint-EloyFinistère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Eloy
Saint-EloyFinistère medianFrance median
Under 1521%15%17%
15–248.5%9.3%11%
25–4425%20%23%
45–6429%28%26%
65+16%26%22%
No diploma10%14%19%
CAP or BEP25%27%26%
Baccalauréat25%20%18%
Higher education38%34%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Saint-Eloy, 4.5%, runs below Finistère’s towns and compared French towns

2.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Saint-Eloy has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,880 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Eloy, 0.3 per working resident
4.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Saint-Eloy costs less than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.29/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

8 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Eloy from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.29/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Eloy€8.29/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Finistère median€11.55/m²
€8.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €10.55/m² a month)
€9.03/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Eloy

11pages on Saint-Eloy

Landmarks

Nothing in Saint-Eloy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Saint-Eloy

One notable person was born in Saint-Eloy.

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Saint-Eloy’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Finistère →
Pont-de-Buis-lès-QuimerchLanderneauLoperhetPlouédernLandivisiauChâteaulinPont-de-Buis-lès-QuimerchLanderneauLoperhetPlouédernLandivisiauChâteaulinSaint-Eloy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Eloy220—————
Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch3,6637.2A−AAD−
Landerneau16,3638.8A−C+C+B
Loperhet3,9598.8—B—A−
Plouédern3,1039.7—B+—B−
Landivisiau9,42610A−BBC
Châteaulin5,08512A−B−B−B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Eloy

Commune in Finistère, Brittany

Saint-Eloy is a commune of 220 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

Population
220 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas
Département
Finistère (29)
Région
Brittany
Area
4.9 sq mi (12.6 km²)
INSEE code
29246

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.