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816 residents make their home in this town in Finistère, Brittany.

Is Scrignac a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Scrignac has none. Just over a third of its homes are second homes. The median price paid is €1,130/m². Over-65s are 32% of the population.

What makes Scrignac stand out

The 3 things Scrignac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle de Koat-Keo
Chapelle de Koat-Keo · Inscrit · Photo: Bzh-99 sur Wikipédia français · CC BY-SA 3.0
Scrignac’s story

Scrignac in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Scrignac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Émile Gourvil, born in 1845, is the one person born in Scrignac before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1997First protected: Chapelle de Koat-Keo
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Scrignac.

Who lives here

Few people in Scrignac are 15 to 24: 5.5%, fewer than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns

12% are under 15, below both Finistère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 32% of residents. Degrees are held by a quarter of adults.

56.1median age
ScrignacFinistère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Scrignac
ScrignacFinistère medianFrance median
Under 1512%15%17%
15–245.5%9.3%11%
25–4418%20%23%
45–6432%28%26%
65+32%26%22%
No diploma17%14%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat26%20%18%
Higher education25%34%30%

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

History

Scrignac keeps more of its old housing than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Scrignac; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 20th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
20th c.
oldest protected part
1997
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Scrignac than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,170 a year per consumption unit

At the census, 7.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 12.1%. Per resident in work, Scrignac counts 0.6 jobs (200 jobs, 300 workers).

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Scrignac, 0.6 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,170
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Scrignac costs less than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.82/m² a month

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

Scrignac recorded 63 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,130/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Scrignac€1,130/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,130/m²63
€6.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.11 to €9.12/m² a month)
€7.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Scrignac

12pages on Scrignac

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Chapelle de Koat-Keo: Photo: Bzh-99 sur Wikipédia français · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Scrignac

One notable person was born in Scrignac.

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Scrignac’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 →
PlougonvenPlouigneauPlourin-lès-MorlaixPleyber-ChristCarhaix-PlouguerMorlaixPlougonvenPlouigneauPlourin-lès-MorlaixPleyber-ChristCarhaix-PlouguerMorlaixScrignac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Scrignac816—————
Plougonven3,3827.4—A—D
Plouigneau5,01410AA−AC
Plourin-lès-Morlaix4,54810AA−AC
Pleyber-Christ3,16611—A−—C
Carhaix-Plouguer7,41212CB+DC
Morlaix15,19413C+B+DD

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

About Scrignac

Commune in Finistère, Brittany

Scrignac is a commune of 816 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
816 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Monts d'Arrée Communauté
Département
Finistère (29)
Région
Brittany
Area
27.2 sq mi (70.5 km²)
INSEE code
29275

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.