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A town in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, home to 5,414 people.
A town of contrasts. Recorded crime is low: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 11.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Overall, Ploumagoar earns a B+, which places it #21 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. It comes out better than 69% of compared French towns. Schools do well (B+): bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 0.8 points above the expected rate. At €1,703/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat. The trade-off is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
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.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Ploumagoar does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ploumagoar 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.
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Ploumagoar has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1985.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ploumagoar.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Côtes-d'Armor: 84.8 years for women and 78.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 501 deaths in Ploumagoar from 2016 to 2025; there were 577, 15% more. Also worth knowing: the town has 4 family doctors.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
In 2025, 95 offenses were recorded in Ploumagoar. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 95 offenses in the graded categories locally in 2025.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (5.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 94% passed the bac pro, of 150 candidates at 2 lycées. 96.3% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Ploumagoar, near Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (96.1%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 1.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques PrévertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 80 | 95%+3 pts |
| Lycée Auguste PavieNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 230 | 100%+2 pts |
| Lycée Montbareil PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 77 | 99%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The jobless rate is 7.8%. Jobs located in Ploumagoar: 2,100, for 2,200 residents in work (0.9 each). At the census, 3.1% of working residents in Ploumagoar didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 5.8% of the total, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (15%) and near compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 24% of residents are 65 or older. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
| Ploumagoar | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,703/m², comes from 187 sales of houses and apartments in Ploumagoar from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 87% were houses. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.49/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,678/m² | 162 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Ploumagoar. Best known first.
Ploumagoar has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Ploumagoar as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ploumagoar | 5,414 | — | B+ | B− | A− | D |
| Guingamp | 7,111 | 1.8 | C+ | B− | D− | B− |
| Grâces | 2,601 | 2.2 | B+ | B | B+ | C− |
| Pabu | 2,771 | 2.3 | B+ | B | B | D− |
| Châtelaudren-Plouagat | 3,974 | 6.6 | A | B | A | B− |
| Plélo | 3,344 | 9.1 | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Bégard | 4,889 | 9.8 | B+ | B+ | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #18 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 50 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns and #20 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor. The lycée stands out: 100% of 230 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Auguste Pavie in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,703/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.30/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ploumagoar grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Ploumagoar is a commune of 5,414 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.