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A town of 1,180 in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.
Andel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 68% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,172/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Lamballe Terre et Mer. Its strongest is schools (A): bac results 1.4 points above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Andel does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Andel 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Andel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Lamballe-Armor, 2.2 mi away.
4.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Andel.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Andel is 97.7%, above both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (96.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.5 mi away. At the two general lycées, 99% of 496 candidates passed the bac, 1.5 points above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Simone VeilNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 137 | 88%−5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Henri AvrilNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 266 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège Sacré-Coeur PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 183 | 99%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 5.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Andel holds 100 jobs; 600 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Andel: 100 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 75 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 75, about as many. The nearest emergency department to Andel is Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll, 8.7 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Côtes-d'Armor is 84.8 years for women and 78.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B.
One measure of family life: nearly a fifth of residents are under 15. Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, higher than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.3%) and near compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 36% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
| Andel | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
36 sales of houses and apartments in Andel, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,172/m². The estimated advertised rent is €10.58/m² a month, close to Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€11.30/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €9.41/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,172/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Andel. Best known first.
Art galleryMusée Mathurin-Méheut3.8 km southeast, in Lamballe-ArmorMuseumMuseumMusée d’art populaire4 km southeast, in Lamballe-ArmorPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Andel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Andel.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andel | 1,180 | — | — | B | — | C− |
| Lamballe-Armor | 17,241 | 1.9 | A− | C+ | B | B− |
| Hillion | 4,335 | 4.4 | A+ | B− | A | B |
| Yffiniac | 5,074 | 5.6 | A | B− | B+ | C+ |
| Quessoy | 3,969 | 6.4 | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Pléneuf-Val-André | 3,988 | 6.4 | A− | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Langueux | 7,939 | 7 | B− | C+ | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Andel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 87% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 266 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Henri Avril in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,172/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Andel grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Andel is a commune of 1,180 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lamballe Terre et Mer. 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
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 October 30, 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.