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1,077 people call this town in Finistère, Brittany home.
The local economy does well: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 4.9% unemployment. It is strong on cost of living as well (A−) — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 33% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is walkability (D).
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Sainte-Sève 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.
Each subject compares Sainte-Sève 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.
Sainte-Sève 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 Sainte-Sève, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1968.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Sainte-Sève. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Lesquiffiou3.5 km southeast, in Pleyber-Christ
MuseumMaison à pondalez4.4 km northeast, in Morlaix
Monastery or conventCouvent des Jacobins4.6 km northeast, in MorlaixMuseumMuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Morlaix4.5 km northeast, in MorlaixChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bagatelle1.7 km east, in Saint-Martin-des-ChampsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Sève.
Unemployment runs at 4.9%. Half of residents lived on more than €28,660 a year per consumption unit, above both Finistère’s towns (€26,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). 1.8% of Sainte-Sève’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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 sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments. Sainte-Sève recorded 22 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Sainte-Sève, 95.5% passed the bac, lower than Finistère’s towns (96.9%) yet higher than compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Tanguy PrigentNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 49 | 90%+2 pts |
| Lycée Notre-Dame du Mur PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 108 | 97%−1 pt |
| Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 73 | 96%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 19%, above Finistère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. 38% of adults hold a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Sève | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 17th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 6.8% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 69 deaths in Sainte-Sève from 2016 to 2025; there were 59, 14% fewer. In Finistère, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.8 years for women and 79 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. The nearest emergency department to Sainte-Sève is C H des Pays de Morlaix, 2.5 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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
Sainte-Sève has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien manoir de Penanvern: Photo: Kergourlay · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Sainte-Sève 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Sève | 1,077 | — | — | A− | — | B |
| Saint-Martin-des-Champs | 4,773 | 2.1 | B | B | C | C− |
| Morlaix | 15,194 | 3.1 | C+ | B+ | D | D |
| Taulé | 2,914 | 3.3 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Plourin-lès-Morlaix | 4,548 | 3.4 | A | A− | A | C |
| Pleyber-Christ | 3,166 | 3.6 | — | A− | — | C |
| Guiclan | 2,585 | 4.1 | — | B+ | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sainte-Sève has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.6 recorded violent incidents and 10 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns. 97% of 108 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame du Mur in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Sainte-Sève is a commune of 1,077 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Morlaix 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) · 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.