Plaine-Haute’s best grade is for cost of living (B+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is hard to get around without a car: 58% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Incomes are on the low side: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 7.6% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Plaine-Haute 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 Plaine-Haute 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 Plaine-Haute.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Plaine-Haute is harder to get around on foot than 92% of compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 7.6%, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 3.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,970 a year.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Plaine-Haute, 0.2 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,970
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 8% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Plaine-Haute loses more people than its age profile suggests, 106 per 100 expected, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. 113 deaths in Plaine-Haute between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 107: 6% above. The nearest emergency department to Plaine-Haute is Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll, 5.9 mi away.
+6%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted106
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Plaine-Haute · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll
5.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up 24% of Plaine-Haute, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 27% of adults, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People 65 and over make up 15% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.2% of the town.
37.6median age
Plaine-HauteCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
8%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Plaine-Haute than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.42/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,883/m², comes from 35 sales of houses and apartments in Plaine-Haute from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.54/m² a month.
€1,883/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Plaine-Haute€1,883/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,883/m²
35
€10.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.32 to €13.06/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Plaine-Haute is Manoir de la Ville-Daniel. On the Culture ministry’s list, Plaine-Haute counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Plaine-Haute
Is Plaine-Haute safe?
Plaine-Haute has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 4.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Plaine-Haute expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,883/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Plaine-Haute grades B+ for cost of living.
About Plaine-Haute
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Plaine-Haute is a commune of 1,712 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
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.
