At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Goazec is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 25% of homes. Homes sell for a median €1,065/m². Over-65s are 29% of the population.
What makes Saint-Goazec stand out
The 3 things Saint-Goazec does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Goazec.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Saint-Goazec than in Finistère’s towns or across compared French towns: 20% of adults
Children under 15 make up 15%, near Finistère’s towns (15%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). 29% of residents have reached 65. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
50.3median age
Saint-GoazecFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Goazec keeps more of its old housing than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 11% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Goazec has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 5 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Alignement coudé, dit de Croas-an-Teurec. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Saint-Goazec run lower than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: a median €22,480 a year per consumption unit
13.7% of the labour force were unemployed, above Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Saint-Goazec has 150 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The census found 2.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Goazec, 0.5 per working resident
13.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Goazec
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Saint-Goazec is a commune of 739 people in the Communauté de communes de Haute Cornouaille. 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.
