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A town of 9,987 in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.
Loudéac grades B+ overall: better than 71% of compared French towns, and #17 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. Its weakest subject is safety (C): an average of 13.3 recorded violent incidents and 14.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,566/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre. Its strongest is schools (A−): bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 3.2 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Loudéac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Loudéac 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Loudéac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame de Délivrance, in Le Quillio, 7.3 mi away.
3.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Loudéac.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Loudéac, 92.0% passed the brevet, near Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (90.9%) and higher than compared French towns (87.5%). The bac pro: 87% of 76 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. Results rank its schools #12 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 67 | 97%+2 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 49 | 98%+1 pt |
| Collège les LivaudièresBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 109 | 89%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The 2025 count: 281 offenses in Loudéac. Jobs outnumber working residents in Loudéac (9,700 to 3,950): it draws people in from around. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (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 · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. 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.
14.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 10.3% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
27% of residents are 65 or over, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (29%) but above compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 12% of residents. Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
| Loudéac | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 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.
In Loudéac, houses go for €1,500/m² and apartments for €1,676/m². 338 sales of houses and apartments in the town, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,566/m². The sales split: 80% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,500/m² | 271 |
| Apartments | €1,676/m² | 67 |
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.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,406 residents of Loudéac died, against 1,298 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. The nearest emergency department to Loudéac is Chcb site Kerio, 9.6 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Loudéac can choose among 7 GPs. Life expectancy at birth in Côtes-d'Armor is 84.8 years for women and 78.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Nothing in Loudéac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
26 notable people were born in Loudéac.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loudéac | 9,987 | — | B+ | B | C | B |
| Plémet | 3,764 | 7.3 | A | A | A | C+ |
| Noyal-Pontivy Morbihan | 3,606 | 9.9 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Guerlédan | 2,532 | 10 | — | A | — | C+ |
| Plœuc-L'Hermitage | 4,103 | 11 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Pontivy Morbihan | 14,640 | 12 | B− | B− | C− | C |
| Le Mené | 6,556 | 13 | A | A | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #40 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 32 burglaries and 89 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 85% of compared French towns and #12 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor. The lycée stands out: 98% of 49 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Joseph 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.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,566/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.26/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Loudéac grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Loudéac is a commune of 9,987 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
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 October 30, 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.