Plédran grades A− overall: better than 83% of compared French towns, and #12 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 45% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,953/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération. Its strongest is safety (A): an average of 6.6 recorded violent incidents and 6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Plédran 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 Plédran.
Safety
For crime per resident, Plédran sits below 92% of compared French towns
Family violence topped the graded crimes in Plédran (2025). 103 offenses were reported in Plédran during 2025.
6.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence35
Criminal damage28
Sexual violence20
Other physical violence14
Theft from vehicles6
Fraud26
Theft without violence16
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.
6.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
103
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.6%
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recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery, burglary and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 6.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
6 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Scaled to its population, that is 8.7 protected monuments for every 10,000 people in Plédran. Among the classé monuments in the town is Allée couverte dite La Roche Cadio. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. 6.8% of its homes were built before 1919, about level with compared French towns (7.4%) and below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (10%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Unemployment in Plédran, 5.9%, runs below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
Jobs based in Plédran number 950, against 3,100 residents in work (0.3 per worker). At the census, 5.3% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €25,380 a year per consumption unit, close to both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€26,370) and compared French towns (€25,970).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
950
jobs based in Plédran, 0.3 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 26% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 19% of people in Plédran are under 15, more than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns
21% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (29%) and near compared French towns (22%). Residents of Plédran have a median age of 42.9. The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents.
42.9median age
PlédranCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
HealthHealth B−
Plédran’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 53% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Plédran records 87 deaths per 100 expected, about level with compared French towns (88) and below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (91). 547 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 573: 5% below. In Côtes-d'Armor, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.8 years for women and 78.5 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. For a family doctor, residents of Plédran can choose among 2 GPs.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Plédran · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll
3 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Plédran
Is Plédran safe?
It grades A for safety, #6 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor.
Is Plédran expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,953/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Plédran grades B+ for cost of living.
About Plédran
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Plédran is a commune of 6,933 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.
