A median age of 53.6: Ploulec'h is older than 92% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Ploulec'h comes in at 45%. The share of flats stands at 1.7%. Fewer households without a car than in 98% of compared French towns: 3%. At the 2023 Census Ploulec'h was home to 1,598 people in 750 households.
Throughout this page, the Côtes-d'Armor median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Ploulec'h
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 120 second homes and occasional dwellings in Ploulec'h, 13% of its 920 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 97% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Ploulec'h’s residents are under 53.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Ploulec'h had 1,673 residents at the 2012 census and 1,598 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
13% of homes are second homes, a share 90% of compared French towns don’t reach
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 5.8% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 29%. To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Lower than in four fifths of compared French towns: 6.2% of households rent social housing (HLM). Empty homes are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
Ploulec'h’s population moved −4% on 2012, less than in 86% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The median Côtes-d'Armor town changed +3% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −2% and the next six −2%.
In Ploulec'h, 7.1% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Ploulec'h 53.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 22% in the typical compared French town, nearly a third of residents are 65 or over here. As a reference point, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
13% of households are single parents, a share 88% of compared French towns don’t reach
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Côtes-d'Armor median and the France median
Living alone · share
Just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, against 30% in Ploulec'h. Couples with children are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.1 people.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €27,320 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €27,320 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 64% of compared French towns.
Above 60% of compared French towns: 11% of households are headed by a manager or professional
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Here, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker. Measured more widely, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 78% of compared French towns, at 3.4%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
2% of residents are foreign nationals, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
52% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 97% of compared French towns don’t reach
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of residents 15 and over are single in Ploulec'h. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
9.9% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Graduates of higher education: 35%, above two thirds of compared French towns. As a yardstick, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,598 to 2,582 people), the 7th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
4 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Ploulec'h
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ploulec'h | 53.6 | 32% | 13% | 3.4% |
| Lannion 20,315 · 2.1 mi | 46.2 | 26% | 6.2% | 5.9% |
| Ploubezre 3,780 · 2.7 mi | 43.7 | 23% | 6.8% | 2.6% |
| Trébeurden 3,821 · 4.5 mi | 59.5 | 40% | 40% | 2.7% |
| Pleumeur-Bodou 3,848 · 5.1 mi | 59.2 | 39% | 34% | 2.4% |
| Louannec 3,019 · 6.4 mi | 57.5 | 39% | 15% | 2% |
| Perros-Guirec 7,336 · 6.7 mi | 62.4 | 45% | 41% | 2.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Ploulec'h
What is the population of Ploulec'h?
1,598 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (1,673).
How old are Ploulec'h’s residents?
The median age is 53.6, older than 92% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ploulec'h?
120, with occasional dwellings: 13% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ploulec'h?
INSEE counts 54 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.4% of residents, and 33 foreign nationals (2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ploulec'h?
€27,320 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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