Health is its weak spot: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on walkability as well (D): nearly half of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €1,919/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat. 16% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Pléhédel 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 Pléhédel 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 Pléhédel.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Pléhédel is harder to get around on foot than nine in ten compared French towns
2.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 6.3%. Per resident in work, Pléhédel counts 0.4 jobs (200 jobs, 550 workers).
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Pléhédel, 0.4 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,550
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
More deaths than expected: Pléhédel is above 86% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 157 residents of Pléhédel died, against 151 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% more. 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. The nearest emergency department to Pléhédel is Centre hospitalier Paimpol, 5.5 mi away.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Pléhédel · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Paimpol
14.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive des Cotes D Armor
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of residents, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.3%). Among adults, 27% have a degree. One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.
50.3median age
PléhédelCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education27%
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
History
Pléhédel keeps more of its old housing than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pléhédel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Pléhédel is graded a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
46 sales of houses and apartments in Pléhédel, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,919/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €10.85/m² a month, about level with Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€11.30/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.51/m² a month.
€1,919/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pléhédel€1,919/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,919/m²
46
€10.85/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.54 to €13.78/m² a month)
5.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.51/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
Pléhédel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Violence against people averaged 4.6 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 10.3. For 2025, the figures show 11 offenses in Pléhédel. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
4.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage11
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Theft from vehicles0
Fraud5
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.
4.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
52.2%
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 · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and burglary go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 52.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pléhédel
Is Pléhédel safe?
Pléhédel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Pléhédel expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,919/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pléhédel grades B− for cost of living.
About Pléhédel
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Pléhédel is a commune of 1,306 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
1,306 (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.
