Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. School results are strong (A−): brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for health and B− for walkability. The median price paid is €1,276/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Guerlédan has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Guerlédan 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 Guerlédan.
History
Guerlédan is rich in protected monuments: 24 per 10,000 residents, more than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Guerlédan is Allée couverte de Coët Correc. The town has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 4 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Guerlédan costs less than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.29/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up 99% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. 112 houses and apartments changed hands in Guerlédan from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.86/m² a month.
€1,276/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Guerlédan€1,276/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,280/m²
111
€9.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.32 to €11.77/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,400
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Guerlédan are 15 to 24: 8%, fewer than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and across compared French towns
30% of residents have reached 65. Half of Guerlédan is older than 51.5, half younger.
51.5median age
GuerlédanCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education24%
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+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Guerlédan run higher than in 59% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (39 places) counts its residents as Guerlédan’s; allowing for it, deaths were 9% below expected. 379 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 382: 1% below. The nearest emergency department to Guerlédan is Chcb site Kerio, 8.5 mi away. Also worth knowing: in Côtes-d'Armor, women can expect to live 84.8 years and men 78.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Guerlédan · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chcb site Kerio
7.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chcb site Kerio
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Guerlédan, 6.9%, runs below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income was €24,670 a year per consumption unit, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€26,370) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Guerlédan holds 1,300 jobs; 1,000 of its residents are in work, so 1.3 jobs each. Nearly one in ten commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,300
jobs based in Guerlédan, 1.3 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 51% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Guerlédan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Of the graded crimes in Guerlédan, criminal damage came up most often (2025). On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 3 violent offenses and 8.9 graded property crimes a year. For 2025, the figures show 15 offenses in the town.
3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage8
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Fraud16
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.
3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
36.6%
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 · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 36.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Site archéologique du Corboulo and 2 more in and around Guerlédan
Heritage and museums in and near Guerlédan. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Guerlédan
Is Guerlédan safe?
Guerlédan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 8 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Guerlédan good?
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns and #15 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Guerlédan expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Guerlédan grades A for cost of living.
About Guerlédan
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Guerlédan is a commune of 2,532 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
2,532 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre
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.
