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Taulé 1 Le vieux clocher
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TauléFinistère

The town, home to 2,914 people, lies in Finistère, Brittany.

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Photo: Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 3.0
Taulé 1 Le vieux clocher

Taulé, Finistère · Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Taulé a good place to live?

Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for health, B for jobs & income and C+ for walkability. Homes change hands at a median €1,661/m². Over-65s are 28% of the population.

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Taulé has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Taulé stand out

The 2 things Taulé does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Taulé grades

Each subject compares Taulé 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.

How grading works

Taulé has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Ancienne église
Ancienne église · Classé · Photo: Raphlalou · CC BY-SA 1.0
Taulé’s story

Taulé in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Taulé: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1914.

11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1914First protected: Ancienne église
  • 1990Most recently protected: Jardin de Coat-Ilès
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Taulé.

HousingCost of living A−

Renting in Taulé costs less than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.03/m² a month

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

Taulé recorded 94 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.45/m² a month.

€1,661/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Taulé€1,661/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,661/m²94
€10.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.93 to €12.68/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,560
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Morlaix Communauté

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

Who lives here

Few people in Taulé are 15 to 24: 8.1%, fewer than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns

Retirement age and beyond: 28% of residents are 65 or older. The median resident of Taulé is 50.3 years old. 32% of adults hold a degree.

50.3median age
TauléFinistère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Taulé
TauléFinistère medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–248.1%9.3%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6429%28%26%
65+28%26%22%
No diploma15%14%19%
CAP or BEP27%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%20%18%
Higher education32%34%30%

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

History

Taulé 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.

Among the classé monuments in Taulé is Ancienne église. The protected list starts in the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1914
first monument protected

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Taulé than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%

Jobs located in Taulé: 800, for 1,200 residents in work (0.7 each). 7.9% of the labour force were unemployed, below Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. No commute at all: 5.8% of working residents locally at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
800
jobs based in Taulé, 0.7 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 41% of compared French towns

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

HealthHealth B−

Allowing for age and care homes, Taulé sees 87 deaths per 100 expected, against 95 in Finistère’s towns and 88 in compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

For a family doctor, residents of Taulé have one GP on hand. In Finistère, women can expect to live 84.8 years and men 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 444 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 397: 12% above.

−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw112
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Taulé · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, C H des Pays de Morlaix
4.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, C H des Pays de Morlaix
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.

Safety

Taulé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

In 2025, 34 offenses were recorded in Taulé. Violence against people ran at 3.6 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 9.3 (2023–2025 average). Of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (2025).

3.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage17
Burglary9
Family violence8
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence14
Fraud14

Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.

3.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
34
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
31.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 31.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

Nearby attractions

Château de Lannigou and 7 more in and around Taulé

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Taulé. Best known first.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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Keep exploring

Everything we know about Taulé

14pages on Taulé

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Taulé: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Ancienne église: Photo: Raphlalou · CC BY-SA 1.0

Famous people from Taulé

2 notable people were born in Taulé.

Their page →
Photo credits

Jean Carrelet de Loisy: Chobnest, Public domain

Taulé’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 →
Saint-Martin-des-ChampsMorlaixCarantecPlouénanGuiclanPlourin-lès-MorlaixSaint-Martin-des-ChampsMorlaixCarantecPlouénanGuiclanPlourin-lès-MorlaixTaulé
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Taulé2,914——A−—B−
Saint-Martin-des-Champs4,7733.2BBCC−
Morlaix15,1943.7C+B+DD
Carantec3,2723.8BCA−C+
Plouénan2,6104—A−—D
Guiclan2,5855.4—B+—C
Plourin-lès-Morlaix4,5485.9AA−AC

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

Questions about Taulé

Is Taulé safe?

Taulé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 17 acts of criminal damage.

Is Taulé expensive to live in?

Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Taulé grades A− for cost of living.

About Taulé

Commune in Finistère, Brittany

Taulé is a commune of 2,914 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

Population
2,914 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Morlaix Communauté
Département
Finistère (29)
Région
Brittany
Area
11.5 sq mi (29.7 km²)
INSEE code
29279

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.