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It is a town of 1,611 residents in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany. Over-65s are 36% of the population.
The local economy does well (B): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 9.3% unemployment. Its weakest subject is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is weaker too (C+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Holiday and other second homes account for 59% of homes.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Lancieux 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 3 things Lancieux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lancieux 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.
Lancieux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lancieux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lancieux.
Degrees are held by 44% of adults, higher than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 6.1% of residents. The middle age in Lancieux is 56.4.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
| Lancieux | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €11.23/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 86% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 104 homes were sold in Lancieux.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €5,000/m² | 89 |
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.
The nearest emergency department to Lancieux is Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais, 6.7 mi away. 193 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 210: 8% below. Life expectancy in Côtes-d'Armor: 84.8 years for women and 78.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. There is one general practitioner here.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. 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 earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. 11% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Bus, tram or train carried 5.0% of working residents in Lancieux to work at the census. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and below compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Violence against people ran at 4.5 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 18.6 (2023–2025 average). The police record for Lancieux lists 33 offenses in 2025. Of the graded crimes locally, burglary came up most often (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 · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (25.9% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage and museums in and near Lancieux. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lancieux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Vieille église Saint-Cieux: Photo: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moulin à vent: Photo: Latitemimi · Public domain
One notable person was born in Lancieux.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancieux | 1,611 | — | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Beaussais-sur-Mer | 4,498 | 2 | B | C− | A | B+ |
| Saint-Lunaire Ille-et-Vilaine | 2,768 | 2.6 | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Dinard Ille-et-Vilaine | 10,772 | 4.2 | B | C− | C− | B+ |
| Pleurtuit Ille-et-Vilaine | 7,167 | 4.3 | B+ | C | A | B− |
| Saint-Cast-le-Guildo | 3,371 | 4.8 | C− | C− | B− | B− |
| La Richardais Ille-et-Vilaine | 2,664 | 4.9 | B+ | C | C | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Lancieux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.61/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lancieux grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Lancieux is a commune of 1,611 people in the Communauté de communes Côte d'Émeraude. 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 November 4, 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.
