Glomel 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 13% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Glomel 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 Glomel.
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Glomel sees more deaths than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 113 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Glomel have one GP on hand. The nearest emergency department to Glomel is Chru Brest site Hopital de Carhaix, 9.7 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 152 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 172, 13% more. Life expectancy at birth in Côtes-d'Armor is 84.8 years for women and 78.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+13%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted113
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Glomel · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru Brest site Hopital de Carhaix
9.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chru Brest site Hopital de Carhaix
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Money is tighter in Glomel than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €24,060 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 6.2% 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%). Glomel holds 700 jobs; 600 of its residents are in work, so 1.2 jobs each. Unemployment stands at 10.6%.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
700
jobs based in Glomel, 1.2 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 22% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
A home in Glomel sells for €1,240/m², less than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and across 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, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€11.30/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. House rents are put at about €8.23/m² a month. The market in Glomel: 102 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,240/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Glomel€1,240/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,240/m²
102
€10.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.98 to €13.67/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,300
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Kreiz-Breizh (CCKB)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Glomel has fewer young adults than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6% are 15 to 24
14% are under 15, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 26% of the population. Residents of Glomel have a median age of 52.3.
52.3median age
GlomelCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 108 men for every 100 women. 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
More protected monuments for its size in Glomel than in Côtes-d'Armor or compared French towns: 49 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is tombs and funerary monuments: 4 of 7. Among the classé monuments in Glomel is Château de Coatcouraval. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. On the Culture ministry’s list, Glomel counts 7 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 5 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Glomel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Over 2025, Glomel logged 18 recorded offenses. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 5.4 cases of violence against people and 10.2 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
5.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage8
Family violence5
Burglary5
Armed robbery0
Fraud6
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.
5.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
45.3%
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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (45.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Coat-Couraval and 2 more in and around Glomel
Heritage, gardens and other places to visit in and near Glomel. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Glomel
Is Glomel safe?
Glomel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 8 acts of criminal damage.
Is Glomel expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Glomel grades B+ for cost of living.
About Glomel
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Glomel is a commune of 1,440 people in the Communauté de communes du Kreiz-Breizh (CCKB). 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.
