Cost of living is its strong suit (A) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest is schools — brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 10.4% unemployment. Most journeys need a car: 39% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. La Roche-Jaudy 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 La Roche-Jaudy 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 La Roche-Jaudy.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in La Roche-Jaudy costs less than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.73/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €1,500/m², lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€2,254/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). 93 houses and apartments changed hands in La Roche-Jaudy from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,500/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Roche-Jaudy€1,500/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,500/m²
93
€9.73/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.50 to €12.63/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,200
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Lannion-Trégor Communauté
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Fewer commuters in La Roche-Jaudy walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 4.7%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,210 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 6.1% of working residents in La Roche-Jaudy didn’t travel to work at all. 10.4% of the labour force were unemployed, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
750
jobs based in La Roche-Jaudy, 0.7 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 23% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A young town: 14% of people in La Roche-Jaudy are 15 to 24, more than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 13%, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are just over a quarter of the population. 25% of adults hold a degree.
49median age
La Roche-JaudyCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
Old homes shape La Roche-Jaudy: 26% were built before 1919, more than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 11th century. Since 2010, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. La Roche-Jaudy has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Église Sainte-Catherine.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
La Roche-Jaudy has a higher adjusted death rate than 56% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (40 places) counts its residents as La Roche-Jaudy’s; allowing for it, deaths were 10% below expected. 311 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 306: 2% above. The nearest emergency department to La Roche-Jaudy is Centre hospitalier Paimpol, 9.8 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of La Roche-Jaudy can choose among 4 GPs.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in La Roche-Jaudy · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Paimpol
10.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Lannion
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Roche-Jaudy
Is La Roche-Jaudy safe?
La Roche-Jaudy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in La Roche-Jaudy good?
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns and #48 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Roche-Jaudy expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Roche-Jaudy grades A for cost of living.
About La Roche-Jaudy
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
La Roche-Jaudy is a commune of 2,629 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lannion-Trégor 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
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.
