With an A overall, Saint-Renan is better than 94% of compared French towns and ranks #6 of 59 in Finistère. Pupils here do better than most: brevet results 3.4 points above the expected rate. At €2,560/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Iroise. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
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 Saint-Renan 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.
Maison Gérard: Photo: Sint-Renan_-_Centre-ville.JPG : Abujoy derivative work: Pymouss Let’s talk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison Cardinal: Photo: Sint-Renan_-_Centre-ville.JPG : Abujoy derivative work: Pymouss Let’s talk · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Renan.
Schools
Schools around Saint-Renan do better than those of 93% of compared French towns
96.3%passed the brevetASchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Saint-Renan, 96.3% of collège pupils passed the brevet, higher than both Finistère’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Schools rank #9 of 63 in Finistère. Also worth knowing: for the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.1 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Saint-Renan records less crime per resident than three in four compared French towns
3.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Violence against people averaged 3.3 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 12.7. Recorded offenses in Saint-Renan came to 139 in 2025. The commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage74
Theft from vehicles18
Other physical violence11
Vehicle theft11
Family violence10
Burglary8
Sexual violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud51
Theft without violence27
Drug use18
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.
3.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
139
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.9%
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.
History
Saint-Renan: 2 historic monuments, none of them classé
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 4% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Fewer people in Saint-Renan are out of work than in Finistère’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.5%
8%walk, cycle or take transit
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,060 a year. Public transport took 2.1% of Saint-Renan’s working residents to work at the census. At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Saint-Renan didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,100
jobs based in Saint-Renan, 0.8 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 55% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Saint-Renan records 87 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 95 in Finistère’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 9 general practitioners in Saint-Renan. Women in Finistère live to 84.8 on average and men to 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 843 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 791: 7% above.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Saint-Renan · 5.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru Brest site Hopital la Cavale Blanche
6.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique de Keraudren
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up 18% of Saint-Renan, above Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
42.6median age
Degrees are held by 38% of adults, higher than both Finistère’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 21% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population.
Saint-RenanFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education38%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Saint-Renan earns a B− for cost of living
€2,560/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,560/m², comes from 274 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Renan from July 2023 to June 2026. Apartments in Saint-Renan sell for €2,419/m², houses for €2,577/m². Houses made up 75% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Renan€2,560/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,577/m²
205
Apartments
€2,419/m²
69
€12.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.93 to €15.07/m² a month)
6.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.33/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,580
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays d'Iroise
Saint-Renan is a commune of 8,577 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Iroise. 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
8,577 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays d'Iroise
Département
Finistère (29)
Région
Brittany
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.3 km²)
INSEE code
29260
Saint-Renan’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Renan
Is Saint-Renan safe?
It grades A− for safety, #34 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 74 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Renan good?
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns and #9 of 63 in Finistère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Renan expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,560/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.23/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Renan grades B− for cost of living.
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