Where it does best is schools — brevet results 5 points above the expected rate. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Most journeys need a car (D): 54% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,559/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Pédernec 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.
Each subject compares Pédernec 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 Pédernec.
HealthHealth D−
Allowing for age and care homes, Pédernec sees more deaths than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 127 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
189 deaths in Pédernec between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 149: 27% above. 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 nearest emergency department to Pédernec is Centre hospitalier de Guingamp, 6 mi away.
+27%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw127
Adjusted127
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Pédernec · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Guingamp
15.4 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
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Pédernec is harder to get around on foot than 90% of compared French towns
8.3% of the labour force are out of work. Per resident in work, Pédernec counts 0.4 jobs (300 jobs, 800 workers). The median disposable income was €24,530 a year per consumption unit, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€26,370) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Pédernec, 0.4 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 10% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Pédernec than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.58/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
75 sales of houses and apartments in Pédernec, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,559/m². House rents are put at about €8.45/m² a month.
€1,559/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pédernec€1,559/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,559/m²
75
€9.58/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.43 to €12.35/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.45/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
History
More protected monuments for its size in Pédernec than in Côtes-d'Armor or compared French towns: 32 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Pédernec is Ancien manoir de Kermathéman Braz. This Côtes-d'Armor town has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 4 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Pédernec, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, lower than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (29%) and near compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. At 44.9, the median resident of Pédernec sits in the middle of the age range.
44.9median age
PédernecCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
Chapelle Saint-Hervé du Ménez-Bré: Photo: Original téléversé par Ifernyen sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: rosine-nicolas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Notre-Dame de Lorette: Photo: rosine-nicolas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Pédernec
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Pédernec as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pédernec
Is Pédernec safe?
Pédernec has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.3 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Pédernec good?
They grade A+, better than 97% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Pédernec expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,559/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pédernec grades A− for cost of living.
About Pédernec
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Pédernec is a commune of 1,893 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
1,893 (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.
