Plouër-sur-Rance’s grades pull in different directions. Where it does best is safety — an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Overall, Plouër-sur-Rance earns a B: better than 58% of compared French towns, and #28 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. It is strong on jobs & income as well: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 8.3% unemployment. The trade-off is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €2,748/m² costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Plouër-sur-Rance 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 Plouër-sur-Rance.
Safety
For crime per resident, Plouër-sur-Rance sits below 97% of compared French towns
In all, 41 offenses reached the police record in Plouër-sur-Rance in 2025. The town comes 3rd of the 45 compared towns in Côtes-d'Armor on the Safety Grade. The commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
3.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage24
Family violence7
Sexual violence5
Burglary5
Armed robbery0
Fraud21
Theft without violence8
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.
3.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
41
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
19.9%
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 other physical 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, 19.9% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C−
Plouër-sur-Rance’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 83% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
412 deaths in Plouër-sur-Rance between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 336: 23% above. Adjusted for age and care homes, Plouër-sur-Rance records 103 deaths per 100 expected, above both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (91) and compared French towns (88). In Côtes-d'Armor, women can expect to live 84.8 years and men 78.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: the town has 2 family doctors.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw123
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Plouër-sur-Rance · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghre site Dinan Rene Pleven
7.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Plouër-sur-Rance is better off than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,330 a year per consumption unit
The jobless rate is 8.3%. 5.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
900
jobs based in Plouër-sur-Rance, 0.6 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 17% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Plouër-sur-Rance earns a C− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,748/m², comes from 133 sales of houses and apartments in Plouër-sur-Rance from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 95% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. House rents are put at about €10.38/m² a month.
€2,748/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Plouër-sur-Rance€2,748/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,716/m²
126
€12.58/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.13 to €15.62/m² a month)
7.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,990
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Plouër-sur-Rance keeps more of its old housing than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Plouër-sur-Rance; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Plouër-sur-Rance than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or across compared French towns: 40% of adults
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, lower than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (29%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. Under 15: 17% of residents.
48.8median age
Plouër-sur-RanceCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Plouër-sur-Rance
Is Plouër-sur-Rance safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #3 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 24 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Plouër-sur-Rance good?
They grade B, better than 65% of compared French towns and #27 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Plouër-sur-Rance expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,748/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.58/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Plouër-sur-Rance grades C− for cost of living.
About Plouër-sur-Rance
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Plouër-sur-Rance is a commune of 3,416 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.
