Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its best grade is for jobs & income: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 10.5% unemployment. Put together, the subjects come to a C+ overall, ranking #38 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. That leaves it better than nearly two fifths of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for safety, B− for schools, B− for health and B for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Binic-Étables-sur-Mer 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Croix de calvaire · Classé · Photo: Mel22 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Binic-Étables-sur-Mer’s story
Binic-Étables-sur-Mer in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Binic-Étables-sur-Mer: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1918.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Binic-Étables-sur-Mer before 1900, the earliest Louis-Jean Marie, in 1783.
1918First protected: Croix de calvaire
2023Most recently protected: Maison située 29 rue des Falaises
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Binic-Étables-sur-Mer.
Who lives here
Binic-Étables-sur-Mer skews older, with 37% of residents 65 or over, more than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns
Graduates make up 36% of adults. 13% are under 15, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). On top of that, the share aged 15 to 24 is 7.5%.
56.4median age
Binic-Étables-sur-MerCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C−
Buying in Binic-Étables-sur-Mer costs more than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €3,116/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Binic-Étables-sur-Mer goes for €3,015/m², an apartment for €3,372/m². Of the homes sold, 76% were houses. The market locally: 313 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€3,116/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Binic-Étables-sur-Mer€3,116/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,015/m²
237
Apartments
€3,372/m²
76
€12.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.91 to €15.99/m² a month)
8.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.10/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Incomes in Binic-Étables-sur-Mer run higher than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: a median €29,430 a year per consumption unit
Public transport took 3.5% of Binic-Étables-sur-Mer’s working residents to work at the census. At the census, 4.2% of working residents in Binic-Étables-sur-Mer didn’t travel to work at all. Unemployment stands at 10.5%.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot4%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,600
jobs based in Binic-Étables-sur-Mer, 0.7 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 61% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Binic-Étables-sur-Mer: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Binic-Étables-sur-Mer is Croix de calvaire. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Binic-Étables-sur-Mer is higher than in 57% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie figures for Binic-Étables-sur-Mer show 158 offenses in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 16.3 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 6.6 (2023–2025 average). More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
6.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage64
Burglary37
Other physical violence21
Sexual violence17
Theft from vehicles10
Family violence9
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence58
Fraud48
Drug use29
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.
6.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
158
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.8%
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 · Small counts of vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.8 mi away. Its schools’ results rank #36 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Fewer deaths than expected: Binic-Étables-sur-Mer is below 51% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 955 residents of Binic-Étables-sur-Mer died, against 983 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. Its two care homes for older people (111 places) count their residents as Binic-Étables-sur-Mer’s; allowing for them, deaths were 12% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Binic-Étables-sur-Mer is Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll, 9.2 mi away. There are 9 general practitioners locally.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Binic-Étables-sur-Mer · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll
4.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive des Cotes D Armor
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Binic-Étables-sur-Mer: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Théodore Guérin: Unknown author Unknown author . Artists' name is obstructed; possibly Darjoi, Dayon or Joyan., Public domain · Hyacinthe-Marie Houard: Ircom, CC BY-SA 3.0
Binic-Étables-sur-Mer’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Binic-Étables-sur-Mer
Is Binic-Étables-sur-Mer safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #35 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 37 burglaries and 64 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Binic-Étables-sur-Mer good?
They grade B−, better than 47% of compared French towns and #36 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Binic-Étables-sur-Mer expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.59/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Binic-Étables-sur-Mer grades C− for cost of living.
About Binic-Étables-sur-Mer
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Binic-Étables-sur-Mer is a commune of 7,041 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération. 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.
