Cavan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,932/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Lannion-Trégor Communauté. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 6.8% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Cavan 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 Cavan.
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Cavan sees more deaths than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 106 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Cavan can choose among 2 GPs. 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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 135 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 166, 23% more.
+6%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw123
Adjusted106
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Cavan · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Lannion
8.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Lannion
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Cavan than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 4.3%
6.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income was €25,950 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€26,370) and compared French towns (€25,970).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
600
jobs based in Cavan, 0.9 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 30% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A younger town: only 19% of people in Cavan are 65 or over, fewer than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
20% are under 15, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are 10% of the population. The middle age in Cavan is 42.9.
42.9median age
CavanCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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
History
Cavan keeps more of its old housing than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 17th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cavan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Cavan earns a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
46 sales of houses and apartments in Cavan, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,932/m². The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.24/m² a month.
€1,932/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cavan€1,932/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,923/m²
45
€12.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.19 to €15.77/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,200
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Lannion-Trégor Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Cavan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Violence against people ran at 3.8 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 4.6 (2023–2025 average). In 2025, other physical violence led the graded crimes in Cavan.
3.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence0
Armed robbery0
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.
3.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
4.6
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, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and criminal damage, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 100.0% of the index here.
Nearby attractions
Centre de Découverte du Son and 3 more in and around Cavan
Other places to visit, family days out and heritage in and near Cavan. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cavan
Is Cavan safe?
Cavan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Cavan expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,932/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.04/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cavan grades B− for cost of living.
About Cavan
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Cavan is a commune of 1,571 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lannion-Trégor Communauté. 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.
