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Le Vieux-BourgCôtes-d'Armor

The town, home to 742 people, lies in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.

Is Le Vieux-Bourg a good place to live?

There are no grades for Le Vieux-Bourg: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Menhir de Pasquiou
Menhir de Pasquiou · Classé · Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Le Vieux-Bourg’s story

Le Vieux-Bourg in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Le Vieux-Bourg: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1964.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1964First protected: Menhir christianisé dit Croix de Pasquiou
  • 1969Most recently protected: Menhir de Betudo, ou Botudo
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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Le Vieux-Bourg: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Menhir christianisé dit Croix de Pasquiou: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Menhir de Porzic: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Menhir dit Pont-aux-Prêtres ou de la Ville-Juhel: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stèle protohistorique de Kerbrun: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Vieux-Bourg.

Who lives here

Few people in Le Vieux-Bourg are 65 or over: 17%, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns

41.4median age

Children are 20% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of residents, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.3%). Half of Le Vieux-Bourg is older than 41.4, half younger.

Le Vieux-BourgCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Vieux-Bourg
Le Vieux-BourgCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Under 1520%15%17%
15–2411%9.3%11%
25–4425%19%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+17%29%22%
No diploma15%17%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education30%31%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Le Vieux-Bourg: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and across compared French towns

7historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Tombs and funerary monuments, 7 of the 7, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Le Vieux-Bourg is Menhir christianisé dit Croix de Pasquiou. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments locally: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé5
Inscrit2
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1964
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Le Vieux-Bourg has lower unemployment than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2%

4%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 4.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 350 residents in work, Le Vieux-Bourg has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. Households’ median disposable income: €24,160 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Le Vieux-Bourg, 0.3 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Le Vieux-Bourg than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.30/m² a month

€10.30/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

26 houses and apartments changed hands in Le Vieux-Bourg from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Vieux-Bourg€10.30/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€11.30/m²
€10.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.99 to €13.28/m² a month)
€7.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Le Vieux-Bourg

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About Le Vieux-Bourg

Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany

Le Vieux-Bourg is a commune of 742 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération. 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
742 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération
Département
Côtes-d'Armor (22)
Région
Brittany
Area
9.9 sq mi (25.7 km²)
INSEE code
22386

Le Vieux-Bourg’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Côtes-d'Armor →
QuintinPlaintelChâtelaudren-PlouagatPlœuc-L'HermitagePloufraganPléloQuintinPlaintelChâtelaudren-PlouagatPlœuc-L'HermitagePloufraganPléloLe Vieux-Bourg
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Vieux-Bourg742—————
Quintin2,7394ABBA−
Plaintel4,6028.3—C+—C
Châtelaudren-Plouagat3,97410ABAB−
Plœuc-L'Hermitage4,10311—A−—C+
Ploufragan11,50712B−B−BC+
Plélo3,34412—B+—C−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.