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A town in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, home to 1,751 people.
Schools do well: brevet results at the expected rate. Walkability is its weak spot (D) — 50% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,798/m² takes 5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Leff Armor Communauté. Incomes are on the low side (C−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.3% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Goudelin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Goudelin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Goudelin 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.
Goudelin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Goudelin: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Goudelin.
Of those in the labour force, 8.3% are unemployed. 3.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €25,010 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 6.1 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 49 | 94%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,798/m², below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€2,254/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. 72 houses and apartments changed hands in Goudelin from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.97/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,798/m² | 72 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 191 deaths in Goudelin from 2016 to 2025; there were 178, 7% fewer. Adjusted for age and care homes, Goudelin records 93 deaths per 100 expected, near Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (91) and higher than compared French towns (88). Life expectancy in Côtes-d'Armor: 84.8 years for women and 78.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Goudelin is Chapelle Notre-Dame de l'Isle.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
26% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town, lower than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (29%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Goudelin has a median age of 44.9.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
| Goudelin | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage in and near Goudelin. Best known first.
Goudelin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle Notre-Dame de l'Isle: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Goudelin as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goudelin | 1,751 | — | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Châtelaudren-Plouagat | 3,974 | 4.9 | A | B | A | B− |
| Plélo | 3,344 | 5.4 | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Pabu | 2,771 | 5.9 | B+ | B | B | D− |
| Ploumagoar | 5,414 | 6.4 | B+ | B− | A− | D |
| Guingamp | 7,111 | 6.6 | C+ | B− | D− | B− |
| Plouha | 4,634 | 6.9 | C+ | C+ | A | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Goudelin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 4.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Goudelin grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Goudelin is a commune of 1,751 people in the Communauté de communes Leff Armor 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.