Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carnoët.
Who lives here
Carnoët has fewer young adults than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, about level with Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by a quarter of adults. Also worth knowing: the middle age in Carnoët is 53.4.
53.4median age
CarnoëtCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 112 men for every 100 women. 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
History
Carnoët keeps more of its old housing than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Carnoët is Chapelle Saint-Gildas. On the Culture ministry’s list, Carnoët counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Carnoët run lower than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €21,040 a year per consumption unit
250 jobs are based in Carnoët, for 250 working residents (1 per worker). 5.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
Public transport0%
250
jobs based in Carnoët, 1 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
A home in Carnoët sells for €917/m², less than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.77/m² a month, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€11.30/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.95/m² a month. Sales in Carnoët from July 2023 to June 2026: 45 houses and apartments.
€917/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Carnoët€917/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€917/m²
45
€8.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.89 to €11.16/m² a month)
€7.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Carnoët
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Carnoët is a commune of 673 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
Population
673 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat
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.
