Fréhel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €3,472/m², a 70 m² home costs 9.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
What makes Fréhel stand out
The 3 things Fréhel does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Fréhel 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 Fréhel.
Who lives here
An older town: 45% of people in Fréhel are 65 or over, more than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 5.3% of residents. 8.4% are under 15, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The middle age in Fréhel is 62.5.
62.5median age
FréhelCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
45%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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
HealthHealth C
Fréhel is 16.3 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Fréhel’s deaths ran at 97 per 100 expected, above both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (91) and compared French towns (88). This Côtes-d'Armor town has 2 family doctors. In Côtes-d'Armor, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.8 years for women and 78.5 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 316 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 367, 16% more.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw116
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Fréhel · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
16.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais
16.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Fréhel sell for €3,031/m² and apartments for €4,104/m². Behind the median of €3,472/m²: 122 houses and apartments sold here between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 60% were houses.
€3,472/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fréhel€3,472/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,031/m²
73
Apartments
€4,104/m²
49
€11.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.94 to €14.35/m² a month)
9.3
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
€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
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Fréhel’s grade for jobs & income: a B
At the census, 9.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,740 a year.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport4%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Fréhel, 0.7 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 37% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
More protected monuments for its size in Fréhel than in Côtes-d'Armor or compared French towns: 31 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Fréhel counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Fort de la Latte. The protected list starts in the 10th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fréhel
Is Fréhel safe?
Fréhel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 12.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Fréhel expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,472/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.32/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fréhel grades C for cost of living.
About Fréhel
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Fréhel is a commune of 1,611 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.
