Neither a standout nor a worry on most counts. Pupils here do less well than most (C): bac results a point below the expected rate; brevet results 4.6 points below the expected rate. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €2,046/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération. Crime is low: an average of 6.3 recorded violent incidents and 13 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The overall grade comes out at B−, better than 49% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #32 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
What makes Ploufragan stand out
The one thing Ploufragan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ploufragan 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 Ploufragan.
Schools
Brevet near Ploufragan: 86.9% passed, against 90.9% in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and 87.5% in compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Ploufragan, 94.3% passed the bac, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (96.1%) but above compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 88% passed the bac pro, of 352 candidates at 4 lycées. On school results, the town ranks #46 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Ploufragan’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 62% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (60 places) counts its residents as Ploufragan’s; allowing for it, deaths were 8% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 1,040 residents of Ploufragan died, against 1,076 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. 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. 6 GPs practise here.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Ploufragan · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll
2.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Per resident, Ploufragan sees less crime than 60% of compared French towns
2025 saw 246 offenses recorded in Ploufragan. This Côtes-d'Armor town has 6,950 jobs for 4,500 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
6.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage84
Burglary49
Family violence44
Theft from vehicles24
Other physical violence23
Sexual violence15
Vehicle theft7
Fraud72
Theft without violence52
Drug use24
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.
6.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
246
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
History
3 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Ploufragan is Allée couverte du bourg et menhir indicateur. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. On the Culture ministry’s list, Ploufragan counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
More people in Ploufragan are out of work than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or across compared French towns: 11.9%
At the census, 3.1% of working residents in Ploufragan didn’t travel to work at all. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,330 a year per consumption unit. Public transport took 5.5% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport5%
Bicycle3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
6,950
jobs based in Ploufragan, 1.5 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 60% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town. 25% of residents are 65 or over, between Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
47.3median age
PloufraganCôtes-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 diploma18%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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
HousingCost of living B−
For cost of living, Ploufragan gets a B−
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,046/m²: 404 houses and apartments sold in Ploufragan between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses sell for €2,048/m² here, apartments for €1,964/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €11.09/m² a month, close to Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€11.30/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,046/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ploufragan€2,046/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,048/m²
365
Apartments
€1,964/m²
39
€11.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.86 to €13.90/m² a month)
5.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.09/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ploufragan
Is Ploufragan safe?
It grades B for safety, #27 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 49 burglaries and 84 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Ploufragan good?
They grade C, better than 32% of compared French towns and #46 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor. 97% of 156 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Charles - La Providence in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ploufragan expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,046/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ploufragan grades B− for cost of living.
About Ploufragan
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Ploufragan is a commune of 11,507 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Brieuc Armor 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.
