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A town of 245 in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Calanhel falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 18% of homes.
The one thing Calanhel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Calanhel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Calanhel.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Calanhel is Fontaine Saint-Maur. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (29%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.3% of the town. Half of Calanhel is older than 48.9, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
| Calanhel | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 14.4%, higher than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Calanhel number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.6 per worker). Nearly a fifth of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Calanhel recorded 17 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Calanhel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Fontaine Saint-Maur: Photo: Binche · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Calanhel as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calanhel | 245 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carhaix-Plouguer Finistère | 7,412 | 12 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Plougonven Finistère | 3,382 | 13 | — | A | — | D |
| Plouigneau Finistère | 5,014 | 14 | A | A− | A | C |
| Bégard | 4,889 | 15 | B+ | B+ | B | D |
| Grâces | 2,601 | 16 | B+ | B | B+ | C− |
| Rostrenen | 3,282 | 16 | A | A | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Calanhel is a commune of 245 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat. 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) · 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.