Plouguiel’s best grade is for cost of living (B+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.0% unemployment. 33% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Plouguiel 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 Plouguiel 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 Plouguiel.
HealthHealth D−
Deaths in Plouguiel run above what its ages would predict: 122 per 100 expected, more than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Plouguiel is Centre hospitalier Paimpol, 9.6 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 237 residents of Plouguiel died, against 195 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 22% more. Women in Côtes-d'Armor live to 84.8 on average and men to 78.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Plouguiel have one GP on hand.
+22%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw122
Adjusted122
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Plouguiel · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Paimpol
10.7 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
Incomes in Plouguiel run lower than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: a median €24,000 a year per consumption unit
8.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.8% of commuters at the census. At the census, 3.9% of working residents in Plouguiel didn’t travel to work at all.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
200
jobs based in Plouguiel, 0.3 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
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
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Plouguiel, fewer than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. A third of residents are 65 or over, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Ages in Plouguiel split evenly at 53.9: half are older, half younger.
53.9median age
PlouguielCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Plouguiel than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.58/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,976/m², below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€2,254/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Sales in Plouguiel from July 2023 to June 2026: 69 houses and apartments.
€1,976/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Plouguiel€1,976/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,976/m²
69
€9.58/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.43 to €12.35/m² a month)
5.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,200
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Lannion-Trégor Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Plouguiel keeps more of its old housing than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 17% 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 Plouguiel; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Plouguiel
Is Plouguiel safe?
Plouguiel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 10.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Plouguiel good?
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Plouguiel expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Plouguiel grades B+ for cost of living.
About Plouguiel
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Plouguiel is a commune of 1,747 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.
