Bourseul’s strongest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Most journeys need a car (D). It lags on health as well: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 7.8% unemployment.
Bourseul has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bourseul 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bourseul.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
On foot, Bourseul works less well than 94% of compared French towns
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,040 a year per consumption unit. 4.7% 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%). Unemployment stands at 7.8%.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Bourseul, 0.4 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 6% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Bourseul run higher than in 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Bourseul come to 98 per 100 predicted. France’s death rates at each age would predict 101 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 99, 2% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Bourseul is Ghre site Dinan Rene Pleven, 10.3 mi away. In Côtes-d'Armor, women can expect to live 84.8 years and men 78.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Bourseul · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghre site Dinan Rene Pleven
16 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Bourseul keeps more of its old housing than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Bourseul, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 19% of people in Bourseul are under 15, more than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents. Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of the population.
43.1median age
BourseulCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Bourseul has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 5.2 violent offenses and 2.1 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Armed robbery topped the graded crimes in Bourseul (2025).
5.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Armed robbery0
Burglary0
Vehicle theft0
Theft from vehicles0
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.
5.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
2.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
100.0%
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 · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and criminal damage, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 100.0% of the index here.
Nearby attractions
Château de Beaubois and 4 more in and around Bourseul
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Bourseul. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bourseul
Is Bourseul safe?
Bourseul has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Bourseul expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,920/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bourseul grades A− for cost of living.
About Bourseul
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Bourseul is a commune of 1,277 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Dinan 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.
