Jobs and pay hold up well: 1.7 jobs per working resident; 7.3% unemployment. It also does well on schools — bac results 1.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. At €2,393/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Lamballe Terre et Mer. All told, that adds up to an A− overall and a rank of #10 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. Set against the rest, it does better than 84% of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety, B− for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Lamballe-Armor 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 Lamballe-Armor.
History
Lamballe-Armor has 23 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
12 of the 23 are houses and mansions. Among the classé monuments in Lamballe-Armor is Allée couverte du Chêne-Hut. Per 10,000 residents, Lamballe-Armor counts 13 protected monuments, higher than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (7.5) and compared French towns (2.5). The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
94.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Lamballe-Armor, 97.8% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (96.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its schools’ results rank #11 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor. At the two general lycées, 99% of 496 candidates passed the bac, 1.5 points above the expected rate.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Retirement age and beyond: a quarter of residents are 65 or older. A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.3%) but below compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.
47.1median age
Lamballe-ArmorCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
HousingCost of living C+
For cost of living, Lamballe-Armor gets a C+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,393/m²: 602 houses and apartments sold in Lamballe-Armor between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses in Lamballe-Armor sell for €2,381/m² and apartments for €2,444/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €11.44/m² a month, near Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€11.30/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,393/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lamballe-Armor€2,393/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,381/m²
439
Apartments
€2,444/m²
163
€11.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.02 to €14.49/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,220
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Lamballe Terre et Mer
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Lamballe-Armor ranks below 55% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The commonest graded crime in Lamballe-Armor was criminal damage (2025). With 12,500 jobs for 7,400 working residents, Lamballe-Armor draws people in from neighbouring communes. Police and gendarmerie recorded 385 offenses in the town in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 8.1 cases of violence against people and 12.3 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
8.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage128
Burglary74
Family violence68
Sexual violence42
Other physical violence35
Theft from vehicles25
Vehicle theft13
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence81
Fraud77
Drug use35
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.
8.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
385
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 · 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. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Lamballe-Armor has lower unemployment than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 7.3%
At the census, 4.4% of working residents in Lamballe-Armor didn’t travel to work at all. 12.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Households’ median disposable income: €26,700 a year per consumption unit.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot6%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
12,500
jobs based in Lamballe-Armor, 1.7 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 53% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Fewer deaths than expected: Lamballe-Armor is below 51% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Côtes-d'Armor: 84.8 years for women, 78.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 1,986 residents of Lamballe-Armor died, against 1,909 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% more. Its three care homes for older people (315 places) count their residents as Lamballe-Armor’s; allowing for them, deaths were 12% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Lamballe-Armor is Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll, 10.4 mi away.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Lamballe-Armor · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll
10.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Allée couverte du Chêne-Hut: Photo: Dolly11 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Menhir de Guihallon: Photo: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Site mégalithique de la Lande du Gras: Photo: Dolly11 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bruno Cornillet: Eric HOUDAS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mathurin Méheut: Ouest-Eclair, Public domain · Marie de Luxembourg: École de Clouet, Public domain · Louis Deschamps: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · Gustave Téry: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · André Chauvel: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Lamballe-Armor’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lamballe-Armor
Is Lamballe-Armor safe?
It grades B for safety, #30 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 74 burglaries and 128 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Lamballe-Armor good?
They grade A, better than 87% of compared French towns and #11 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor. The lycée stands out: 99% of 266 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Henri Avril in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lamballe-Armor expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,393/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lamballe-Armor grades C+ for cost of living.
About Lamballe-Armor
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Lamballe-Armor is a commune of 17,241 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lamballe Terre et Mer. 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.
