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A town of 2,601 in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.
Grâces grades B+ overall: better than 70% of compared French towns, and #20 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,714/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Grâces does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Grâces 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Grâces: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grâces.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Grâces’ deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (91) and compared French towns (88) alike. 400 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 387: 3% above. Also worth knowing: 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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.7% of commuters at the census. The median disposable income was €25,570 a year per consumption unit, near both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€26,370) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
14% are under 15, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults. Ages in Grâces split evenly at 52.7: half are older, half younger.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Grâces | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Grâces, 96.3% passed the bac, about level with Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (96.1%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 94% passed the bac pro, of 150 candidates at 2 lycées. For exam results, it comes #20 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Albert CamusNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 76 | 82%−2 pts |
| Lycée Auguste PavieNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 230 | 100%+2 pts |
| Collège Jacques PrévertBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 80 | 95%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
In all, 46 offenses reached the police record in Grâces in 2025. The town has 1,200 jobs for 950 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 3.7 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 14.5. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 21.3% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. 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.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,714/m²: 93 houses and apartments sold in Grâces between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 93 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,714/m² | 93 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Grâces is Église Notre-Dame. The protected list starts in the 16th century. 6.1% of homes were built before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Grâces. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Grâces: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix du 16e siècle: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Kéranno: Photo: Sapcal22 · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Grâces.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grâces | 2,601 | — | B+ | B | B+ | C− |
| Guingamp | 7,111 | 1.1 | C+ | B− | D− | B− |
| Pabu | 2,771 | 1.8 | B+ | B | B | D− |
| Ploumagoar | 5,414 | 2.2 | B+ | B− | A− | D |
| Bégard | 4,889 | 7.7 | B+ | B+ | B | D |
| Châtelaudren-Plouagat | 3,974 | 8.7 | A | B | A | B− |
| Plélo | 3,344 | 11 | — | B+ | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #25 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns and #20 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor. The lycée stands out: 100% of 230 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Auguste Pavie in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,714/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Grâces grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Grâces is a commune of 2,601 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat. 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.