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This town in Finistère, Brittany has a population of 1,000.
Saint-Thurien’s strongest subject is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is hard to get around without a car: half of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. 13% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: 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 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Thurien 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.
The 2 things Saint-Thurien does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Thurien 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-Thurien has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Thurien as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Manoir de Kernault, in Mellac, 5 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Thurien.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Finistère can expect 84.8 years and a boy 79 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Thurien records 102 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Finistère’s towns (95) and compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Saint-Thurien is Ghbs Hopital la Villeneuve, 6.9 mi away.
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 B−.
5.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Saint-Thurien has 550 jobs for 450 working residents, 1.2 per worker. Unemployment stands at 8.7%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.35/m² a month, below both Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 51 homes were sold in Saint-Thurien. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.87/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,735/m² | 51 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, close to Finistère’s towns (9.3%) and below compared French towns (11%). Half of Saint-Thurien is older than 45.7, half younger. Under 15: 16% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Thurien | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Saint-Thurien is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Thurien.
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-Thurien | 1,000 | — | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Bannalec | 5,725 | 3.9 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Mellac | 3,404 | 4.7 | — | B− | — | C |
| Scaër | 5,178 | 6 | C+ | A− | A− | D |
| Quimperlé | 12,469 | 7 | C | C+ | C− | D |
| Le Faouët Morbihan | 2,814 | 7.9 | B+ | C+ | B | C+ |
| Riec-sur-Bélon | 4,376 | 8.8 | B+ | B− | A+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Thurien has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 8.1 recorded violent incidents and 10.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Thurien grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Saint-Thurien is a commune of 1,000 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Quimperlé 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
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.