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BoquehoCôtes-d'Armor

A town of 1,054 in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.

Is Boqueho a good place to live?

Boqueho has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Boqueho stand out

The 3 things Boqueho does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Boqueho grades

Each subject compares Boqueho 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.

How grading works

HealthD−Open →WalkabilityD−Open →Jobs & income9.4% unemploymentDOpen →Cost of livingB+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Pitié
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Pitié · Classé · Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Boqueho’s story

Boqueho in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Boqueho: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Croix des Botmiliau
  • 1966Most recently protected: Deux menhirs de Kergoff
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boqueho.

HealthHealth D−

Boqueho loses more people than its age profile suggests, 122 per 100 expected, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

The nearest emergency department to Boqueho is Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll, 10.2 mi away. 87 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 71: 22% above. Average lifespans in Côtes-d'Armor: 84.8 years for women, 78.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.

+22%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw122
Adjusted122
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Boqueho · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll
9.7 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

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.

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Boqueho is harder to get around on foot than 97% of compared French towns

100 jobs are based in Boqueho, for 450 working residents (0.2 per worker). 4.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €24,760 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Boqueho, 0.2 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 3% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Children make up 25% of Boqueho, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.4% of residents. 15% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, lower than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (31%) and near compared French towns (30%).

39.3median age
BoquehoCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Boqueho
BoquehoCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Under 1525%15%17%
15–248.4%9.3%11%
25–4426%19%23%
45–6426%27%26%
65+15%29%22%
No diploma15%17%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat23%19%18%
Higher education28%31%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes

HousingCost of living B+

Buying in Boqueho costs less than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €1,597/m²

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Advertised rents are estimated at €10.30/m² a month, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€11.30/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 37 homes in Boqueho. A house rents for an estimated €7.54/m² a month.

€1,597/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Boqueho€1,597/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,597/m²37
€10.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.99 to €13.28/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,400
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Leff Armor Communauté

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

History

Old homes shape Boqueho: 16% were built before 1919, more than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Boqueho is Deux menhirs de Kergoff. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in the town: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 3 of 4.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Boqueho

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Boqueho: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Deux menhirs de Kergoff: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix Saint-Yves: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Pitié: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Boqueho

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Boqueho yet.

How we find them →

Boqueho’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Côtes-d'Armor →
Châtelaudren-PlouagatQuintinPléloPloufraganPlaintelPloumagoarChâtelaudren-PlouagatQuintinPléloPloufraganPlaintelPloumagoarBoqueho
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Boqueho1,054——B+—D−
Châtelaudren-Plouagat3,9744.5ABAB−
Quintin2,7395.5ABBA−
Plélo3,3445.9—B+—C−
Ploufragan11,5078.1B−B−BC+
Plaintel4,6028.2—C+—C
Ploumagoar5,4148.7B+B−A−D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Boqueho

Is Boqueho safe?

Boqueho has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.2 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Boqueho expensive to live in?

Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Boqueho grades B+ for cost of living.

About Boqueho

Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany

Boqueho is a commune of 1,054 people in the Communauté de communes Leff Armor Communauté. 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

Population
1,054 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Leff Armor Communauté
Département
Côtes-d'Armor (22)
Région
Brittany
Area
10.7 sq mi (27.6 km²)
INSEE code
22011

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.