Schools do well (A): brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Its lowest grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is weaker too (C) — 31% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,409/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays Bigouden Sud.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Treffiagat 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 Treffiagat 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 Treffiagat.
HealthHealth D−
More deaths than Treffiagat’s ages would predict, 123 per 100 expected, above Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Treffiagat 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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 320 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 394, 23% more.
+23%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw123
Adjusted123
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Treffiagat · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Hotel Dieu les Augustines de Pont L Abbe
15 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de Cornouaille Quimper
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Exam results around Treffiagat beat 93% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Treffiagat is 95.0%, near Finistère’s towns (94.1%) and higher than compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest general lycée is 4.3 mi away. Collège pupils travel 0.8 mi to the nearest one.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Treffiagat: 37% are 65 or over, above Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
27% of adults hold a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.5% of residents, lower than both Finistère’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 12%.
57.9median age
TreffiagatFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Treffiagat has 0.4 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
At the census, 7.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Just over a tenth of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income is €27,280 a year per consumption unit.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Bicycle3%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Treffiagat, 0.4 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 29% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Treffiagat is rich in protected monuments: 25 per 10,000 residents, more than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
5 of the 6 are tombs and funerary monuments. Among the classé monuments in Treffiagat is Menhir de Lehan. Protection here reaches back to prehistory. On the Culture ministry’s list, Treffiagat counts 6 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
For cost of living, Treffiagat gets a B−
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,409/m², comes from 120 sales of houses and apartments in Treffiagat from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.25/m² a month, close to Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 120 homes were sold in the town.
€2,409/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Treffiagat€2,409/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,400/m²
117
€11.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.23 to €13.72/m² a month)
6.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,870
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Bigouden Sud
Menhir de Lehan: Photo: Deep silence (Mikaël Restoux) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rochers gravés du Reun: Photo: Lemra ou pas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stèle protohistorique: Photo: Piero~commonswiki · CC0 · Nouvelle église Notre-Dame-des-Flots de Lechiagat: Photo: Chris06 · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Treffiagat
Is Treffiagat safe?
Treffiagat has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 9.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Treffiagat good?
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Treffiagat expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,409/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Treffiagat grades B− for cost of living.
About Treffiagat
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Treffiagat is a commune of 2,429 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Bigouden Sud. 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.
