Plouaret’s best grade is for cost of living (A−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is schools: brevet results 10 points below the expected rate. It also trails on health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 12% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs and pay trail most towns (C−): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 13.2% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Plouaret 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 Plouaret 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Deaths in Plouaret run above what its ages would predict: 112 per 100 expected, more than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Plouaret is Centre hospitalier de Lannion, 7.5 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 440 residents of Plouaret died, against 339 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 30% more. Life expectancy in Côtes-d'Armor: 84.8 years for women and 78.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
+12%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw130
Adjusted112
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Plouaret · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Lannion
10.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Lannion
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Plouaret skews older, with 32% of residents 65 or over, more than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and across compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Half of Plouaret is older than 52.5, half younger.
52.5median age
PlouaretCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Plouaret, 13.2%, runs above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
6.8% 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%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,670 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
550
jobs based in Plouaret, 0.7 per working resident
13.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 36% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Plouaret is rich in protected monuments: 31 per 10,000 residents, more than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is houses and mansions: 4 of 7. Among the classé monuments in Plouaret is Église Notre-Dame. On the Culture ministry’s list, Plouaret counts 7 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 6 inscrit at the second. The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Plouaret has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The graded crime recorded most in Plouaret was criminal damage (2025). The police record for Plouaret lists 17 offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 3.3 cases of violence against people and 7.5 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
3.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage9
Burglary8
Armed robbery0
Fraud13
Drug use12
Theft without violence9
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.
3.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
47.4%
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 · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 47.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Manoir de Guernac'hanay and 5 more in and around Plouaret
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Plouaret. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Plouaret
Is Plouaret safe?
Plouaret has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 9 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Plouaret good?
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Plouaret expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,737/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Plouaret grades A− for cost of living.
About Plouaret
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Plouaret is a commune of 2,237 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
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.
