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A town of 1,443 in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.
Pléguien has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 46% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Pléguien does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Pléguien 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 1 historic monument in Pléguien, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pléguien.
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.1% of commuters travelled at the census. 8.4% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 600 residents in work, Pléguien has 200 jobs: 0.3 each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Pléguien’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, above both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (91) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 115 residents of Pléguien died, against 118 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Pléguien is Centre hospitalier de Guingamp, 10.1 mi away. Average lifespans in Côtes-d'Armor: 84.8 years for women, 78.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,819/m², comes from 36 sales of houses and apartments in Pléguien from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €10.15/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,819/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pléguien, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by 28% of adults, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 21% of residents are 65 or older. Pléguien has a median age of 44.6.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
| Pléguien | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 1.8 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 10.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 49 | 94%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Pléguien has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château du Bois de la Salle: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 3 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Pléguien as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pléguien | 1,443 | — | — | B+ | — | C |
| Plouha | 4,634 | 3.3 | C+ | C+ | A | C |
| Saint-Quay-Portrieux | 3,224 | 5.1 | C | D | D | C |
| Binic-Étables-sur-Mer | 7,041 | 5.5 | C+ | C− | C+ | B− |
| Plélo | 3,344 | 5.6 | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Châtelaudren-Plouagat | 3,974 | 6.9 | A | B | A | B− |
| Pordic | 7,454 | 7.4 | A− | C | A+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Pléguien has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns. 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 €1,819/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pléguien grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Pléguien is a commune of 1,443 people in the Communauté de communes Leff Armor Communauté. 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.