A good place to live, if you can afford it. With an A− overall, Pléneuf-Val-André is better than just over four fifths of compared French towns and ranks #14 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. Where it does best is schools (A+) — brevet results 5.3 points above the expected rate. Buying in is costly (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Pléneuf-Val-André 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 Pléneuf-Val-André.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Pléneuf-Val-André than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 7.9% are under 15
Retirement age and beyond: 48% of residents are 65 or older. People aged 15 to 24 make up 5.9% of the town, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up two in five adults.
64.4median age
Pléneuf-Val-AndréCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
48%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
A home in Pléneuf-Val-André sells for €4,167/m², more than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €3,900/m² in Pléneuf-Val-André, apartments for €4,817/m². The sales split: 64% houses, the rest apartments. House rents are put at about €10.98/m² a month.
€4,167/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pléneuf-Val-André€4,167/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,900/m²
226
Apartments
€4,817/m²
127
€12.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.00 to €16.06/m² a month)
11.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,220
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Lamballe Terre et Mer
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Pléneuf-Val-André is lower than in 68% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Pléneuf-Val-André, criminal damage came up most often (2025). For 2025, the figures show 58 offenses locally. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2 cases of violence against people and 15.8 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage41
Burglary17
Armed robbery0
Fraud40
Theft without violence32
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.
2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
58
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
12.8%
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, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 12.8% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Pléneuf-Val-André is better off than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,850 a year per consumption unit
15.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 8.3%, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 1,200 jobs are based in Pléneuf-Val-André, for 1,200 working residents (1 per worker).
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot8%
Public transport5%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,200
jobs based in Pléneuf-Val-André, 1 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 67% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Pléneuf-Val-André: 3 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Pléneuf-Val-André is Cairn à trois dolmens. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Pléneuf-Val-André’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 59% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its two care homes for older people (75 places) count their residents as Pléneuf-Val-André’s; allowing for them, deaths were 9% below expected. 840 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 853: 2% below. The nearest emergency department to Pléneuf-Val-André is Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll, 11.3 mi away. There are 4 general practitioners in the town.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Pléneuf-Val-André · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll
11.3 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 Pléneuf-Val-André
Is Pléneuf-Val-André safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #24 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 41 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Pléneuf-Val-André good?
They grade A+, better than 97% of compared French towns and #1 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Pléneuf-Val-André expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.67/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pléneuf-Val-André grades C− for cost of living.
About Pléneuf-Val-André
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Pléneuf-Val-André is a commune of 3,988 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lamballe Terre et Mer. 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.
