Caulnes has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here. Its weakest subject is health (C+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 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.
Each subject compares Caulnes 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 Caulnes.
HousingCost of living A−
Homes in Caulnes cost less than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,575/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.62/m² a month, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€11.30/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Houses were 96% of what sold. The market in Caulnes: 94 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,575/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Caulnes€1,575/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,539/m²
90
€10.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.28 to €13.62/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,990
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Caulnes than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or across compared French towns: 23% of adults
17% are under 15, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (15%) and close to compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents.
46.1median age
CaulnesCôtes-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 BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
HealthHealth C+
More deaths than expected: Caulnes is above 62% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its two care homes for older people (91 places) count their residents as Caulnes’; allowing for them, deaths were 8% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 406 residents of Caulnes died, against 354 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Caulnes is Ghre site Dinan Rene Pleven, 11.7 mi away. Women in Côtes-d'Armor live to 84.8 on average and men to 78.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Caulnes · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghre site Dinan Rene Pleven
23.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chp Saint Gregoire
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Caulnes: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Caulnes; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
More people are out of work in Caulnes than in 68% of French communes of 1,000+
Jobs based in Caulnes number 900, against 950 residents in work (0.9 per worker). The median disposable income was €25,150 a year per consumption unit, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€26,370) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). 6.6% of Caulnes’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot6%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
900
jobs based in Caulnes, 0.9 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Caulnes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 4.5 violent offenses and 6.4 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The police record for Caulnes lists 24 offenses in 2025. The commonest graded crime in the town was family violence (2025).
4.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence15
Criminal damage9
Armed robbery0
Fraud19
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.
4.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
41.3%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 41.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Caulnes
Is Caulnes safe?
Caulnes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Caulnes expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Caulnes grades A− for cost of living.
About Caulnes
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Caulnes is a commune of 2,501 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.
