Photo: Spendeau · CC BY-SA 4.0Flats make up 2% in Plélo, less than in 99% of compared French towns
Where just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, Plélo has 27%. 3,344 residents in 1,400 households: that is Plélo at the 2023 Census. In Plélo, 4.2% of households have no car. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 97% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Côtes-d'Armor median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Plélo
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 8.7% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +2% change since 2012: slower than 63% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +3% for the median Côtes-d'Armor town, the change came in two steps: ±0% from 2012 to 2017, then +2% to 2023.
Plélo sits below 77% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (18%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Plélo 41.7. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 41.7, Plélo is younger than just over two thirds of compared French towns. For Plélo, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 11%. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
Plélo ranks above 88% of compared French towns on couples with children: 33%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Côtes-d'Armor median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.4 people. Few places have so few single-parent households: 8.7% here, fewer than in 71% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
5.7% of homes are second homes, more than in 79% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Of all households, 8.6% moved in during the last two years and 21% have stayed three decades or more. More empty homes than in 51% of compared French towns: 6.8%. Typically, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €26,680 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The median standard of living in Plélo is €26,680 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 58% of compared French towns. Below the poverty threshold: 7.0% of the population.
Plélo ranks above 88% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 21%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Plélo comes in at 28%. In the typical compared French town, households headed by a manual worker come to 14%. On the census count, 6.3% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 2.1%, a lower share than 90% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Plélo has 1.5%. The usual figure: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of single residents than 72% of compared French towns, at 23%
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
44% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 59% of compared French towns. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
In Plélo, 11% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 91% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, against 33% in Plélo. For comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 9th youngest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 36.4 in Saint-Maximin to 64.9 in Saint-Cast-le-Guildo.
Every neighbor is older than Plélo
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plélo | 41.7 | 18% | 5.7% | 2.1% |
| Châtelaudren-Plouagat 3,974 · 2.7 mi | 42.5 | 23% | 3.3% | 1.9% |
| Pordic 7,454 · 5.2 mi | 49.3 | 26% | 7.7% | 1.7% |
| Binic-Étables-sur-Mer 7,041 · 6 mi | 56.4 | 37% | 31% | 2.5% |
| Ploufragan 11,507 · 7.4 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 1.8% | 6.2% |
| Plérin 14,425 · 7.9 mi | 50.2 | 28% | 7.7% | 2.8% |
| Saint-Quay-Portrieux 3,224 · 7.9 mi | 63.2 | 47% | 52% | 2.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Plélo
What is the population of Plélo?
3,344 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% more than in 2012 (3,289).
How old are Plélo’s residents?
The median age is 41.7, younger than 68% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Plélo?
91, with occasional dwellings: 5.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Plélo?
INSEE counts 71 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.1% of residents, and 49 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Plélo?
€26,680 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 7.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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