Plouisy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 51% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is 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.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Plouisy 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 Plouisy.
HousingCost of living A−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Plouisy than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.80/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,622/m², below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€2,254/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. 71 houses and apartments changed hands in Plouisy from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,622/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Plouisy€1,622/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,622/m²
71
€8.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.92 to €11.19/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.51/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Plouisy is harder to get around on foot than 79% of compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €25,120 a year per consumption unit, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€26,370) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). 5.7% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Jobs located in Plouisy: 850, for 850 residents in work (1 each).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
850
jobs based in Plouisy, 1 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,120
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 21% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Plouisy has a higher adjusted death rate than 64% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. Its care home for older people (24 places) counts its residents as Plouisy’s; allowing for it, deaths were 7% below expected. 180 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 170: 6% above.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Plouisy · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Guingamp
18.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive des Cotes D Armor
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Plouisy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 4.2 violent offenses and 10.3 graded property crimes a year. In all, 26 offenses reached the police record in Plouisy in 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Plouisy (2025).
4.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage19
Family violence7
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence35
Fraud14
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.
4.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
26
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
38.4%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, 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, 38.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Kernabat and 8 more in and around Plouisy
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Plouisy. Best known first.
Chapelle Saint-Antoine: Photo: Msansm1 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Kernabat: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manoir de Kérisac: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Plouisy
Is Plouisy safe?
Plouisy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Plouisy good?
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns. 94% of 192 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Plouisy expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Plouisy grades A− for cost of living.
About Plouisy
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Plouisy is a commune of 2,007 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat. 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
Population
2,007 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat
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.
