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Some 1,188 people live in this town, in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.
Pleumeur-Gautier’s best grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 40% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on jobs & income (C−) — 0.6 jobs per working resident; 9.1% unemployment. Walkability is weaker too (C−): 55% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Pleumeur-Gautier 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 Pleumeur-Gautier 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.
Pleumeur-Gautier has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Pleumeur-Gautier does most differently from other towns.
Pleumeur-Gautier has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The list names few of Pleumeur-Gautier’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix du Salut et son socle: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pleumeur-Gautier.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Côtes-d'Armor: 84.8 years for women, 78.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 168 residents of Pleumeur-Gautier died, against 120 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 40% more. For a family doctor, residents of Pleumeur-Gautier can choose among 4 GPs.
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.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.73/m² a month, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€11.30/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.23/m² a month. 46 houses and apartments changed hands in Pleumeur-Gautier from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,534/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
5.3% 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 stands at 9.1%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
26% of residents are 65 or over, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (29%) but above compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.8%. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
| Pleumeur-Gautier | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. Pleumeur-Gautier has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Pleumeur-Gautier. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pleumeur-Gautier yet.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Pleumeur-Gautier is a commune of 1,188 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleumeur-Gautier | 1,188 | — | — | A | — | D− |
| Paimpol | 7,341 | 5.2 | C | D | C− | B− |
| Ploubazlanec | 2,932 | 5.4 | — | C | — | D |
| La Roche-Jaudy | 2,629 | 5.8 | — | A | — | C+ |
| Penvénan | 2,584 | 6.7 | — | C | — | C |
| Plouézec | 3,147 | 8.8 | — | C | — | C− |
| Louannec | 3,019 | 12 | — | C | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Pleumeur-Gautier has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.6 recorded violent incidents and 6.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pleumeur-Gautier grades A for cost of living.
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 November 4, 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.