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A town of 2,454 in Finistère, Brittany.
Santec’s schools beat most: bac results 0.8 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.4 points above the expected rate. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,777/m²: 70 m² comes to 7.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Haut-Léon Communauté. It also trails on walkability: 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Santec 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 Santec does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Santec 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.
Santec 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 Santec as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien moulin de Kerlan, in Sibiril, 2.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Santec. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Santec.
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. 275 deaths in Santec between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 225: 22% above. The nearest emergency department to Santec is C H des Pays de Morlaix, 13.1 mi away. There are 2 general practitioners here.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 93% of 44 candidates passed the bac pro. The bac pass rate near Santec is 98.1%, close to Finistère’s towns (96.9%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2.3 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques PrévertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 63 | 87%±0 pts |
| Lycée Notre Dame du Kreisker PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 245 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège Sainte-Ursule PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 156 | 96%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €28,210 a year per consumption unit, above Finistère’s towns (€26,720) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Santec holds 300 jobs; 950 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. 4.4% of the town’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
27% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Finistère’s towns (26%) and above compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 16% of the population. Residents of Santec have a median age of 51.6.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Santec | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 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.
The median price, €2,777/m², comes from 82 sales of houses and apartments in Santec from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.38/m² a month. Also worth knowing: of the homes sold, 98% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,777/m² | 80 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Santec is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Santec.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Santec has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 7.6 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 86% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 245 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre Dame du Kreisker in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,777/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Santec grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Santec is a commune of 2,454 people in the Communauté de communes Haut-Léon 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 October 30, 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.