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In Finistère, Brittany, this town has 1,670 residents.
Jobs and pay hold up well (B+): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 4.3% unemployment. It is hard to get around without a car (D−). Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €2,229/m² costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Urbain 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 one thing Saint-Urbain does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Urbain 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-Urbain has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Urbain, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1998.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Urbain.
The census found 2.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €28,160 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Finistère’s towns (€26,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.3% of working residents in Saint-Urbain didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Finistère: 84.8 years for women and 79 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. After the care-home adjustment, Saint-Urbain’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, above Finistère’s towns (95) and compared French towns (88) alike. From 2016 to 2025, 75 residents of Saint-Urbain died, against 76 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% fewer.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B+.
16% of residents are 65 or over, below Finistère’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 43% have a degree. Also worth knowing: the 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Urbain | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.6% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
36 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Urbain, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,229/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,229/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 17th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 5.5% of the total, about level with Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and below compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Urbain. Best known first.
Saint-Urbain has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ensemble cultuel de Trévarn: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Urbain as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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-Urbain | 1,670 | — | — | B | — | C− |
| Landerneau | 16,363 | 3.7 | A− | C+ | C+ | B |
| Loperhet | 3,959 | 4.4 | — | B | — | A− |
| Plouédern | 3,103 | 5.2 | — | B+ | — | B− |
| Plougastel-Daoulas | 13,434 | 7.4 | B+ | C | B+ | C |
| Le Relecq-Kerhuon | 11,897 | 8 | A− | C− | B+ | B− |
| Guipavas | 15,538 | 8.6 | A− | C | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Urbain has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,229/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Urbain grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Saint-Urbain is a commune of 1,670 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
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.