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CaurelCôtes-d'Armor

A town of 353 in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.

Is Caurel a good place to live?

Caurel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Caurel stand out

The 3 things Caurel does most differently from other towns.

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Sépulture mégalithique dite dolmen de Corn-er-Houët
Sépulture mégalithique dite dolmen de Corn-er-Houët · Classé · Photo: Édouard Hue ( User:EdouardHue ) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Caurel’s story

Caurel in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Caurel counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1952.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1952First protected: Deux menhirs
  • 1998Most recently protected: Sépulture mégalithique dite dolmen de Corn-er-Houët
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Caurel.

Who lives here

Caurel skews older, with 38% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns

Under 15: 12% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 7%, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults.

56.5median age
CaurelCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Caurel
CaurelCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Under 1512%15%17%
15–247%9.3%11%
25–4415%19%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+38%29%22%
No diploma20%17%19%
CAP or BEP23%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education26%31%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Caurel: 23% 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.

Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Caurel is Deux menhirs.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1952
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Caurel walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 4.0%

Jobs located in Caurel: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.3 each). Half of residents lived on more than €24,270 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€26,370) and compared French towns (€25,970). Nearly a tenth of people in the labour force have no job.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
50
jobs based in Caurel, 0.3 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 10.6 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.5 mi away.

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Caurel91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Paul ÉluardNearest collègeCollègeCollège4691%+2 pts
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
2.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

A home in Caurel sells for €1,370/m², less than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns

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

Advertised rents are estimated at €10.44/m² a month, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€11.30/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €7.86/m² a month. The market in Caurel: 35 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€1,370/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Caurel€1,370/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,370/m²35
€10.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.98 to €13.67/m² a month)
€7.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Caurel

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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Caurel counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Sépulture mégalithique dite dolmen de Corn-er-Houët: Photo: Édouard Hue ( User:EdouardHue ) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Caurel

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

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Caurel’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 →
GuerlédanCléguérecPontivyRostrenenNoyal-PontivyLoudéacGuerlédanCléguérecPontivyRostrenenNoyal-PontivyLoudéacCaurel
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Caurel353—————
Guerlédan2,5323.3—A—C+
Cléguérec Morbihan2,8856.4—B−—C
Pontivy Morbihan14,64011B−B−C−C
Rostrenen3,28213AAC+B
Noyal-Pontivy Morbihan3,60613—C+—C+
Loudéac9,98714B+BCB

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

About Caurel

Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany

Caurel is a commune of 353 people in the Communauté de communes Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre. 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
353 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre
Département
Côtes-d'Armor (22)
Région
Brittany
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.1 km²)
INSEE code
22033

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.