Paimpol grades C overall: better than 33% of compared French towns, and #41 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 58% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Paimpol 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 Paimpol.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Paimpol: 44% are 65 or over, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 8.9%, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.5% of the town. Graduates make up a third of adults.
61.5median age
PaimpolCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
44%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 80 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Paimpol is rich in protected monuments: 18 per 10,000 residents, 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.
Among the classé monuments in Paimpol is Ruines de l'abbaye de Beauport. 8 of the 13 are houses and mansions. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2014. The Culture ministry lists 13 historic monuments here: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 11 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living D
A home in Paimpol sells for €3,100/m², more than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Paimpol: €3,030/m² for houses, €3,342/m² for apartments. The estimated advertised rent is €12.57/m² a month, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€11.30/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 369 houses and apartments changed hands in the town from July 2023 to June 2026.
€3,100/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Paimpol€3,100/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,030/m²
233
Apartments
€3,342/m²
136
€12.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.89 to €15.97/m² a month)
8.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Paimpol than in 82% of compared French towns
In all, 263 offenses reached the police record in Paimpol in 2025. With 5,000 jobs for 2,250 working residents, Paimpol draws people in from neighbouring communes. Violence against people averaged 11.6 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 18.7.
11.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage109
Other physical violence39
Family violence34
Theft from vehicles34
Sexual violence18
Burglary16
Vehicle theft13
Armed robbery0
Drug use98
Theft without violence85
Fraud54
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.
11.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
263
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · 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.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Paimpol gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns: 21.4% of commuters
Unemployment stands at 12.2%. No commute at all: 6.4% of working residents in Paimpol at the census. Median disposable income comes to €26,640 a year per consumption unit.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
On foot13%
Bicycle5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
5,000
jobs based in Paimpol, 2.2 per working resident
12.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 75% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
87.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.7 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Paimpol is 95.9%, near Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (96.1%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). Its collèges and lycées rank #34 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor on results.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Fewer deaths than expected: Paimpol is below 53% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Paimpol’s deaths ran at 87 per 100 expected, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (91) and close to compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,543 residents of Paimpol died, against 1,488 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% more. Life expectancy in Côtes-d'Armor: 84.8 years for women and 78.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The town has 11 family doctors.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Paimpol · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Paimpol
19.3 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
Ancienne église: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chapelle Notre-Dame de Kergrist: Photo: Barbetorte · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison de bois: Photo: Liberaler Humanist · CC BY 2.5 · Chapelle de Lanvignec: Photo: Barbetorte · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Paimpol
Is Paimpol safe?
It grades C− for safety, #41 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 109 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Paimpol good?
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns and #34 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor. 97% of 102 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Kerraoul in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Paimpol expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Paimpol grades D for cost of living.
About Paimpol
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Paimpol is a commune of 7,341 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat. 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
7,341 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat
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.
