Spézet’s strongest subject is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 9.6% unemployment. Health outcomes fall short of 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. Getting around depends on the car: 36% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Spézet 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 Spézet 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Spézet.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Incomes in Spézet run lower than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €23,690 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 7.4% of working residents in Spézet didn’t travel to work at all. A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, higher than Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
300
jobs based in Spézet, 0.4 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 15% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Spézet’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 82% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 236 deaths in Spézet from 2016 to 2025; there were 240, 2% more. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Spézet records 102 deaths per 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to Spézet is Chru Brest site Hopital de Carhaix, 8.2 mi away. Average lifespans in Finistère: 84.8 years for women, 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Spézet · 4.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru Brest site Hopital de Carhaix
8.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chru Brest site Hopital de Carhaix
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Few people in Spézet are 15 to 24: 7.1%, fewer than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns
13% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, higher than both Finistère’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Spézet is 53.3.
53.3median age
SpézetFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
Homes in Spézet cost less than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,083/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.44/m² a month, lower than both Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €7.78/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 97 homes were sold in Spézet.
€1,083/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Spézet€1,083/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,083/m²
97
€10.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.98 to €13.67/m² a month)
3.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Haute Cornouaille
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Spézet keeps more of its old housing than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 11% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Spézet is Alignements de menhirs dits Bois du Duc. 2 of the 3 are tombs and funerary monuments.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Spézet
Is Spézet safe?
Spézet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 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.
Is Spézet expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Spézet grades B+ for cost of living.
About Spézet
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Spézet is a commune of 1,774 people in the Communauté de communes de Haute Cornouaille. 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
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.
