Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are another plus: brevet results a point above the expected rate. Where it falls short is jobs & income: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 9.3% unemployment. Walkability is weaker too — 38% 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 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Plouasne 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 Plouasne 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 Plouasne.
HousingCost of living A−
Homes in Plouasne cost less than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,480/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.28/m² a month, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€11.30/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Plouasne: 72 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.31/m² a month.
€1,480/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Plouasne€1,480/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,518/m²
71
€10.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.42 to €12.56/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,990
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Money is tighter in Plouasne than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,770 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 4.9% of commuters got to work without a car. The jobless rate is 9.3%.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Plouasne, 0.4 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 19% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Plouasne are under 15, more than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
Over-65s are a fifth of the population. 28% of adults hold a degree, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. At 41.7, the median resident of Plouasne sits in the middle of the age range.
41.7median age
PlouasneCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Plouasne: 34% were built before 1919, more than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Plouasne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Adjusted for age and care homes, Plouasne sees more deaths than 58% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Côtes-d'Armor is 84.8 years for women and 78.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 143 residents of Plouasne died, against 158 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Plouasne is Ghre site Dinan Rene Pleven, 9.4 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Plouasne can choose among 2 GPs.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Plouasne · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghre site Dinan Rene Pleven
18.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chp Saint Gregoire
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 Plouasne
Is Plouasne safe?
Plouasne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Plouasne good?
They grade B+, better than 75% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Plouasne expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Plouasne grades A− for cost of living.
About Plouasne
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Plouasne is a commune of 1,798 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
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.
