Press kit · department 29

Finistère.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Plonéour-Lanvern	Small cities	6,403	1 / 34	3 / 1747
Moëlan-sur-Mer	Small cities	6,763	2 / 34	5 / 1747
Lannilis	Small cities	5,712	3 / 34	15 / 1747
Locmaria-Plouzané	Small cities	5,160	4 / 34	19 / 1747
Plabennec	Small cities	8,633	5 / 34	43 / 1747
Bannalec	Small cities	5,707	6 / 34	66 / 1747
Ploudalmézeau	Small cities	6,440	7 / 34	72 / 1747
Scaër	Small cities	5,197	8 / 34	154 / 1747
Saint-Renan	Small cities	8,454	9 / 34	163 / 1747
Relecq-Kerhuon	Small cities	11,837	10 / 34	169 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Carhaix-Plouguer	Small cities	7,326	34 / 34	1685 / 1747
Morlaix	Small cities	15,220	33 / 34	1676 / 1747
Quimperlé	Small cities	12,444	32 / 34	1481 / 1747
Quimper	Mid-size cities	64,530	2 / 2	273 / 470
Crozon	Small cities	7,410	31 / 34	1002 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Relecq-Kerhuon	Small cities	11,837	1 / 34	27 / 1747
Plonéour-Lanvern	Small cities	6,403	2 / 34	36 / 1747
Pont-l'Abbé	Small cities	8,403	3 / 34	52 / 1747
Briec	Small cities	5,815	4 / 34	67 / 1747
Châteaulin	Small cities	5,106	5 / 34	71 / 1747
Carhaix-Plouguer	Small cities	7,326	6 / 34	73 / 1747
Fouesnant	Small cities	10,204	7 / 34	88 / 1747
Crozon	Small cities	7,410	8 / 34	96 / 1747
Quimper	Mid-size cities	64,530	1 / 2	27 / 470
Penmarch	Small cities	5,320	9 / 34	109 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Plouguerneau	Small cities	6,719	34 / 34	888 / 1747
Ploudalmézeau	Small cities	6,440	33 / 34	880 / 1747
Lannilis	Small cities	5,712	32 / 34	857 / 1747
Landerneau	Small cities	16,327	31 / 34	843 / 1747
Saint-Pol-de-Léon	Small cities	6,841	30 / 34	782 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Pont-l'Abbé	Small cities	8,403	1 / 34	3 / 1747
Crozon	Small cities	7,410	2 / 34	57 / 1747
Morlaix	Small cities	15,220	3 / 34	75 / 1747
Quimper	Mid-size cities	64,530	1 / 2	21 / 470
Douarnenez	Small cities	14,188	4 / 34	82 / 1747
Quimperlé	Small cities	12,444	5 / 34	118 / 1747
Saint-Renan	Small cities	8,454	6 / 34	121 / 1747
Châteaulin	Small cities	5,106	7 / 34	131 / 1747
Carhaix-Plouguer	Small cities	7,326	8 / 34	182 / 1747
Gouesnou	Small cities	6,412	9 / 34	194 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Scaër	Small cities	5,197	34 / 34	1630 / 1747
Plouguerneau	Small cities	6,719	33 / 34	1268 / 1747
Locmaria-Plouzané	Small cities	5,160	32 / 34	1244 / 1747
Bannalec	Small cities	5,707	31 / 34	1230 / 1747
Rosporden	Small cities	7,580	30 / 34	1170 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Pont-l'Abbé	Small cities	8,403	1 / 34	17 / 1747
Châteaulin	Small cities	5,106	2 / 34	24 / 1747
Lesneven	Small cities	7,471	3 / 34	27 / 1747
Saint-Renan	Small cities	8,454	4 / 34	30 / 1747
Ploudalmézeau	Small cities	6,440	5 / 34	48 / 1747
Crozon	Small cities	7,410	6 / 34	52 / 1747
Landivisiau	Small cities	9,197	7 / 34	59 / 1747
Bannalec	Small cities	5,707	8 / 34	72 / 1747
Quimper	Mid-size cities	64,530	1 / 2	20 / 470
Plabennec	Small cities	8,633	9 / 34	107 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Guipavas	Small cities	15,401	1 / 34	33 / 1747
Landerneau	Small cities	16,327	2 / 34	106 / 1747
Gouesnou	Small cities	6,412	3 / 34	125 / 1747
Relecq-Kerhuon	Small cities	11,837	4 / 34	159 / 1747
Fouesnant	Small cities	10,204	5 / 34	161 / 1747
Plouzané	Small cities	13,437	6 / 34	167 / 1747
Concarneau	Mid-size cities	20,632	1 / 2	46 / 470
Locmaria-Plouzané	Small cities	5,160	7 / 34	213 / 1747
Plonéour-Lanvern	Small cities	6,403	8 / 34	246 / 1747
Guilers	Small cities	8,221	9 / 34	273 / 1747

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Fouesnant	Small cities	10,204	1 / 34	23 / 1747
Plonéour-Lanvern	Small cities	6,403	2 / 34	93 / 1747
Concarneau	Mid-size cities	20,632	1 / 2	26 / 470
Pont-l'Abbé	Small cities	8,403	3 / 34	118 / 1747
Penmarch	Small cities	5,320	4 / 34	120 / 1747
Crozon	Small cities	7,410	5 / 34	160 / 1747
Trégunc	Small cities	7,094	6 / 34	163 / 1747
Douarnenez	Small cities	14,188	7 / 34	187 / 1747
Châteaulin	Small cities	5,106	8 / 34	249 / 1747
Quimper	Mid-size cities	64,530	2 / 2	83 / 470

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Carhaix-Plouguer	Small cities	7,326	34 / 34	1315 / 1747
Guilers	Small cities	8,221	33 / 34	1038 / 1747
Plouguerneau	Small cities	6,719	32 / 34	1033 / 1747
Plouzané	Small cities	13,437	31 / 34	1032 / 1747
Landerneau	Small cities	16,327	30 / 34	889 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Moëlan-sur-Mer	Small cities	6,763	1 / 34	54 / 1747
Ploudalmézeau	Small cities	6,440	2 / 34	104 / 1747
Crozon	Small cities	7,410	3 / 34	135 / 1747
Landivisiau	Small cities	9,197	4 / 34	136 / 1747
Penmarch	Small cities	5,320	5 / 34	161 / 1747
Trégunc	Small cities	7,094	6 / 34	196 / 1747
Plabennec	Small cities	8,633	7 / 34	266 / 1747
Plouigneau	Small cities	5,039	8 / 34	348 / 1747
Scaër	Small cities	5,197	9 / 34	356 / 1747
Châteaulin	Small cities	5,106	10 / 34	367 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Gouesnou	Small cities	6,412	34 / 34	1649 / 1747
Morlaix	Small cities	15,220	33 / 34	1558 / 1747
Plougastel-Daoulas	Small cities	13,431	32 / 34	1492 / 1747
Rosporden	Small cities	7,580	31 / 34	1298 / 1747
Douarnenez	Small cities	14,188	30 / 34	1287 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Crozon	Small cities	7,410	1 / 34	3 / 1747
Plougastel-Daoulas	Small cities	13,431	2 / 34	71 / 1747
Pont-l'Abbé	Small cities	8,403	3 / 34	86 / 1747
Plonéour-Lanvern	Small cities	6,403	4 / 34	197 / 1747
Relecq-Kerhuon	Small cities	11,837	5 / 34	272 / 1747
Moëlan-sur-Mer	Small cities	6,763	6 / 34	304 / 1747
Plouigneau	Small cities	5,039	7 / 34	309 / 1747
Quimper	Mid-size cities	64,530	1 / 2	84 / 470
Quimperlé	Small cities	12,444	8 / 34	313 / 1747
Concarneau	Mid-size cities	20,632	2 / 2	87 / 470

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

Sources, data years and weightings: About page. A question, a figure that looks wrong to you, a request for a custom breakdown — contact@lagrandecarte.fr.