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Plorec-sur-ArguenonCôtes-d'Armor

Population 467: a town in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.

Is Plorec-sur-Arguenon a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Plorec-sur-Arguenon out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 30% of homes. Over-65s are 29% of the population.

What makes Plorec-sur-Arguenon stand out

The 2 things Plorec-sur-Arguenon does most differently from other towns.

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Tumulus dit La Tour Basse
Tumulus dit La Tour Basse · Classé · Photo: Dolly11 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Plorec-sur-Arguenon’s story

Plorec-sur-Arguenon in pictures

Plorec-sur-Arguenon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1934First protected: Tumulus dit La Tour Basse
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Landmarks

Plorec-sur-Arguenon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Tumulus dit La Tour Basse: Photo: Dolly11 · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plorec-sur-Arguenon.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Plorec-sur-Arguenon, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns

43.2median age

The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.2% of residents. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, near Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (29%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). 26% of adults hold a degree.

Plorec-sur-ArguenonCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Plorec-sur-Arguenon
Plorec-sur-ArguenonCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Under 1521%15%17%
15–247.2%9.3%11%
25–4423%19%23%
45–6419%27%26%
65+29%29%22%
No diploma19%17%19%
CAP or BEP29%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

Plorec-sur-Arguenon keeps more of its old housing than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

Among the classé monuments in Plorec-sur-Arguenon is Tumulus dit La Tour Basse.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

1934
first monument protected
24%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Plorec-sur-Arguenon walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7%

6%walk, cycle or take transit

Half of residents lived on more than €24,810 a year per consumption unit, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€26,370) and compared French towns (€25,970). Plorec-sur-Arguenon has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker. No commute at all: 5.8% of working residents locally at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Plorec-sur-Arguenon, 0.3 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
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 Plorec-sur-Arguenon costs less than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.50/m² a month

€9.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 13 homes were sold in Plorec-sur-Arguenon.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Plorec-sur-Arguenon€9.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€11.30/m²
€9.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.41 to €12.17/m² a month)
€8.56/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Plorec-sur-Arguenon

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Nearby attractions

Château de la Ville Lambert and 4 more in and around Plorec-sur-Arguenon

Heritage and museums in and near Plorec-sur-Arguenon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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Famous people from Plorec-sur-Arguenon

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About Plorec-sur-Arguenon

Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany

Plorec-sur-Arguenon is a commune of 467 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération. 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
467 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération
Département
Côtes-d'Armor (22)
Région
Brittany
Area
5.4 sq mi (13.9 km²)
INSEE code
22205

Plorec-sur-Arguenon’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 →
Val-d'ArguenonJugon-les-LacsPlancoëtPlénée-JugonTrélivanQuévertVal-d'ArguenonJugon-les-LacsPlancoëtPlénée-JugonTrélivanQuévertPlorec-sur-Arguenon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Plorec-sur-Arguenon467—————
Val-d'Arguenon2,8443.6—A−—B+
Jugon-les-Lacs2,5414.6—A—B+
Plancoët3,1044.8BB−AC
Plénée-Jugon2,5798.8—A—C+
Trélivan2,8659.5B−C−AC
Quévert3,95510B+C+A−C+

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

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.