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GaussonCôtes-d'Armor

This town in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany has a population of 648.

Is Gausson a good place to live?

Gausson has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Chapelle Saint-Nicolas
Chapelle Saint-Nicolas · Inscrit · Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gausson’s story

Gausson in pictures

Gausson has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Chapelle Saint-Nicolas
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gausson.

History

Old homes shape Gausson: 33% were built before 1919, more than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Gausson has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1926
first monument protected
33%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Gausson, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up 21% of residents. 12% of residents are 15 to 24, higher than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 23% have a degree.

45median age
GaussonCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Gausson
GaussonCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–2412%9.3%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+21%29%22%
No diploma20%17%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat24%19%18%
Higher education23%31%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Gausson than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 4.1%

Half of residents lived on more than €24,700 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€26,370) and compared French towns (€25,970). Gausson holds 100 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Of those in the labour force, 9.0% are unemployed.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle0%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Gausson, 0.3 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Gausson than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.27/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €7.94/m² a month. The market in Gausson: 23 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Gausson€9.27/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€11.30/m²
€9.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.21 to €11.93/m² a month)
€7.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Gausson

11pages on Gausson

Landmarks

Gausson has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Chapelle Saint-Nicolas: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Gausson

One notable person was born in Gausson.

Their page →

Gausson’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 →
Plœuc-L'HermitageLoudéacPlaintelQuessoyQuintinLe MenéPlœuc-L'HermitageLoudéacPlaintelQuessoyQuintinLe MenéGausson
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Gausson648—————
Plœuc-L'Hermitage4,1033.4—A−—C+
Loudéac9,9878.2B+BCB
Plaintel4,6028.5—C+—C
Quessoy3,96910—B+—C−
Quintin2,73910ABBA−
Le Mené6,55610AAAB

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

About Gausson

Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany

Gausson is a commune of 648 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
648 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre
Département
Côtes-d'Armor (22)
Région
Brittany
Area
6.5 sq mi (16.7 km²)
INSEE code
22060

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.