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Saint-RivoalFinistère

A town in Finistère, Brittany, home to 223 people.

Population

223

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.03

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€18,710

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Rivoal a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Rivoal out for now. 25% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Saint-Rivoal stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Menhir du Roquimarc'h dit Le Rocher du Diable · Classé · Photo: Hervé Quéré · CC BY-SA 3.0

Saint-Rivoal’s story

Saint-Rivoal in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Rivoal counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1961.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1961First protected: Menhir du Roquimarc'h dit Le Rocher du Diable

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Landmarks

Saint-Rivoal has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Menhir du Roquimarc'h dit Le Rocher du DiableStanding stone · Prehistory

Classé

Alignements d'An Eured VeignFunerary monument · Prehistory · in Brasparts, 2.9 mi

Classé

Allée couverte de MougauDolmen · Prehistory · in Commana, 3.7 mi

Classé

Église Saint-Pierre de QuimerchChurch · 16th c. · in Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch, 5.1 mi

Photo credits

Menhir du Roquimarc'h dit Le Rocher du Diable: Photo: Hervé Quéré · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

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

Who lives here

More people in Saint-Rivoal hold a degree than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 47%

40.8median age

19% of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.2% of the town, below Finistère’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.

Saint-RivoalFinistère medianFrance median

Finistère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

19%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%

CAP or BEP17%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education47%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Rivoal
	Saint-Rivoal	Finistère median	France median
Under 15	16%	15%	17%
15–24	7.2%	9.3%	11%
25–44	31%	20%	23%
45–64	26%	28%	26%
65+	19%	26%	22%
No diploma	9.1%	14%	19%
CAP or BEP	17%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	20%	18%
Higher education	47%	34%	30%

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Ages40.8 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households110 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad8.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Rivoal?”

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

History

Saint-Rivoal keeps more of its old housing than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Saint-Rivoal is Menhir du Roquimarc'h dit Le Rocher du Diable. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Menhir du Roquimarc'h dit Le Rocher du Diable Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1961

first monument protected

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Age of homes27% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Rivoal?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Saint-Rivoal, 22.1%, runs above Finistère’s towns and compared French towns

11%walk, cycle or take transit

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €18,710 a year. 50 jobs are based in Saint-Rivoal, for 100 working residents (0.5 per worker). Just over one in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving72%

On foot8%

Public transport2%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Saint-Rivoal, 0.5 per working resident

22.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€18,710

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

16%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€18,710 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Rivoal than in Finistère’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.03/m² a month

€10.03/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €7.29/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Rivoal€10.03/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Finistère median€11.55/m²

€10.03/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.93 to €12.68/m² a month)

€7.29/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€10.03/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Rivoal

12pages on Saint-Rivoal

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing10 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions6 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.8 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Maison Cornec and 8 more in and around Saint-Rivoal

Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Saint-Rivoal. Best known first.

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Famous people from Saint-Rivoal

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Rivoal yet.

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About Saint-Rivoal

Commune in Finistère, Brittany

Saint-Rivoal is a commune of 223 people in the Communauté de communes Monts d'Arrée Communauté. 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: 223 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Monts d'Arrée Communauté
Département: Finistère (29)
Région: Brittany
Area: 7.4 sq mi (19.1 km²)
INSEE code: 29261

Saint-Rivoal’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-QuimerchPleybenChâteaulinSaint-Thégonnec Loc-EguinerLandivisiauPleyber-ChristSaint-Rivoal

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Rivoal	223	—	—	—	—	—
Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch	3,663	7.7	A⁻	A	A	D⁻
Pleyben	3,692	8.4	B	A⁻	A⁻	D
Châteaulin	5,085	11	A⁻	B⁻	B⁻	B
Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner	3,148	11	—	A⁻	—	B⁻
Landivisiau	9,426	12	A⁻	B	B	C
Pleyber-Christ	3,166	12	—	A⁻	—	C

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

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.