Brittany

Brittany has 3,422,845 residents in 4 départements and 1,206 communes. The median price per square metre ranges from €1,930/m² in Côtes-d'Armor to €2,780/m² in Ille-et-Vilaine.

Region · 4 départements · 1,206 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

3,422,845residents2022 census

66%of households own their homemain home

71%housesof all homes

13%second homesof all homes

Brittany · 1,206 communes

0%30%+

Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 4 départements.

Colour shows where each département sits among the others in the region.

Département	Residents	Communes	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Second homes
Côtes-d'Armor (22)	609,598	348	€1,930/m²	–	71%	13%	9.9%	16%
Finistère (29)	927,912	277	€2,130/m²	–	69%	11%	10.2%	14%
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,109,232	332	€2,780/m²	–	60%	9%	9.0%	7%
Morbihan (56)	776,103	249	€2,660/m²	–	68%	12%	9.9%	18%

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0)

People.

3,422,845 residents and 1,608,107 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

17%

aged under 15

16%

aged 15–29

30%

aged 60 and over

40%

of households are people living alone

23%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

2,011,002 homes, 80% of them main residences, with 4.4 rooms on average.

71%

of homes are houses

66%

of households own their home

10%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

13%

second homes

empty homes

88%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19199%

1919–19457%

1946–197018%

1971–199029%

1991–200518%

2006–201919%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

9.7%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

33%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

32%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Départements in the region.

Every département has its own page, with all of its communes.

Côtes-d'Armor Finistère Ille-et-Vilaine Morbihan