Erquy grades C+ overall: better than 42% of compared French towns, and #37 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 1.2 jobs per working resident; 9.8% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Erquy 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 Erquy.
Who lives here
Children make up only 7.6% of Erquy, fewer than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for 50% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 5%, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). 31% of adults hold a degree.
64.9median age
ErquyCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
50%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C+
Homes in Erquy cost more than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €3,563/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Erquy goes for €3,271/m², an apartment for €4,455/m². The estimated advertised rent is €10.70/m² a month, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€11.30/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. This Côtes-d'Armor town recorded 285 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€3,563/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Erquy€3,563/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,271/m²
223
Apartments
€4,455/m²
62
€10.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.44 to €13.56/m² a month)
9.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,220
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Lamballe Terre et Mer
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Erquy is 16.4 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Erquy come to 93 per 100 predicted. 6 GPs practise locally. 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. From 2016 to 2025, 854 residents of Erquy died, against 828 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% more.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Erquy · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
16.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll
16.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive des Cotes D Armor
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Per resident, Erquy sees more crime than 61% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Erquy was burglary (2025). Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 7.4 cases of violence against people and 16.5 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). With 1,350 jobs for 1,100 working residents, Erquy draws people in from neighbouring communes. Recorded offenses locally came to 78 in 2025.
7.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary26
Criminal damage26
Family violence17
Other physical violence9
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence35
Fraud25
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.
7.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
78
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.1%
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 sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 4.1% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
3 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2016. On the Culture ministry’s list, Erquy counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Château de Bienassis.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Erquy is better off than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,990 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 3.8% of working residents in Erquy went to work by public transport. 9.8% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot6%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,350
jobs based in Erquy, 1.2 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,990
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 47% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Erquy
Is Erquy safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #38 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 26 burglaries and 26 acts of criminal damage.
Is Erquy expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Erquy grades C+ for cost of living.
About Erquy
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Erquy is a commune of 3,974 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lamballe Terre et Mer. 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.
