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PleudanielCôtes-d'Armor

A town of 921 in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.

Is Pleudaniel a good place to live?

Pleudaniel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Pleudaniel stand out

The 2 things Pleudaniel does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Moulin à marée de Traou Meur, ou moulin à mer
Moulin à marée de Traou Meur, ou moulin à mer · Classé · Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pleudaniel’s story

Pleudaniel in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Pleudaniel counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Louis Napoléon Le Roux, born in 1890, is the one person born in Pleudaniel before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1927First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
  • 1991Most recently protected: Moulin à marée de Traou Meur, ou moulin à mer
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pleudaniel.

Who lives here

Few people in Pleudaniel are 15 to 24: 8.7%, fewer than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for just over a quarter of residents. At 52.5, the median resident of Pleudaniel sits in the middle of the age range.

52.5median age
PleudanielCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Pleudaniel
PleudanielCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–248.7%9.3%11%
25–4417%19%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+26%29%22%
No diploma16%17%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education26%31%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Pleudaniel keeps more of its old housing than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Pleudaniel is Moulin à marée de Traou Meur, ou moulin à mer. On the Culture ministry’s list, Pleudaniel counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Pleudaniel than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 4.4%

Half of residents lived on more than €24,590 a year per consumption unit, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€26,370) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs based in Pleudaniel number 350, against 400 residents in work (1 per worker). No commute at all: 10.7% of working residents here at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
350
jobs based in Pleudaniel, 1 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Pleudaniel costs less than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.58/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The median price, €1,943/m², comes from 52 sales of houses and apartments in Pleudaniel from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 52 homes were sold in the town.

€1,943/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Pleudaniel€1,943/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,943/m²52
€9.58/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.43 to €12.35/m² a month)
€9.51/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de la Roche-Jagu and 2 more in and around Pleudaniel

Heritage and museums in and near Pleudaniel. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pleudaniel

13pages on Pleudaniel

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Pleudaniel counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Clicsouris · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Moulin à marée de Traou Meur, ou moulin à mer: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Pleudaniel

One notable person was born in Pleudaniel.

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Pleudaniel’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Côtes-d'Armor →
PaimpolLa Roche-JaudyPloubazlanecPlouézecPenvénanPlouhaPaimpolLa Roche-JaudyPloubazlanecPlouézecPenvénanPlouhaPleudaniel
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pleudaniel921—————
Paimpol7,3414.6CDC−B−
La Roche-Jaudy2,6294.7—A—C+
Ploubazlanec2,9325.6—C—D
Plouézec3,1477.8—C—C−
Penvénan2,5847.9—C—C
Plouha4,63412C+C+AC

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Pleudaniel

Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany

Pleudaniel is a commune of 921 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lannion-Trégor 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

Population
921 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Lannion-Trégor Communauté
Département
Côtes-d'Armor (22)
Région
Brittany
Area
7.3 sq mi (18.8 km²)
INSEE code
22196

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.