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Plounévez-MoëdecCôtes-d'Armor

The town has 1,479 residents and lies in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.

Is Plounévez-Moëdec a good place to live?

Where it does best is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its lowest grade is for health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 10% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is weaker too (D) — 41% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Pupils here do less well than most: brevet results 5 points below the expected rate.

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Plounévez-Moëdec 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.

What makes Plounévez-Moëdec stand out

The 2 things Plounévez-Moëdec does most differently from other towns.

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How Plounévez-Moëdec grades

Each subject compares Plounévez-Moëdec 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.

How grading works

Plounévez-Moëdec has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

HealthNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesDOpen →Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesAOpen →Jobs & income11.1% unemploymentC−Open →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsC−Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Chapelle de Keramanac'h
Chapelle de Keramanac'h · Classé · Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Plounévez-Moëdec’s story

Plounévez-Moëdec in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Plounévez-Moëdec: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

François Vallée, born in 1860, is the one person born in Plounévez-Moëdec before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1922First protected: Chapelle de Keramanac'h
  • 1970Most recently protected: Chapelle Sainte-Jeune
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plounévez-Moëdec.

HealthHealth D

Allowing for age and care homes, Plounévez-Moëdec sees more deaths than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 110 per 100 expected

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. 164 deaths in Plounévez-Moëdec between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 149: 10% above. The nearest emergency department to Plounévez-Moëdec is Centre hospitalier de Lannion, 11.8 mi away.

+10%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw110
Adjusted110
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Plounévez-Moëdec · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Lannion
15.1 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

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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.

Work & commuteJobs & income C−

Plounévez-Moëdec is harder to get around on foot than 91% of compared French towns

Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 3.6% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs located in Plounévez-Moëdec: 400, for 550 residents in work (0.7 each). After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,680 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
400
jobs based in Plounévez-Moëdec, 0.7 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 9% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HousingCost of living A

A home in Plounévez-Moëdec sells for €1,325/m², less than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and across compared French towns

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Advertised rents are estimated at €9.73/m² a month, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€11.30/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. A house rents for an estimated €7.01/m² a month. That is the middle of 70 sales of houses and apartments in Plounévez-Moëdec from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,254/m² for the median of compared towns in Côtes-d'Armor.

€1,325/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Plounévez-Moëdec€1,325/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,325/m²70
€9.73/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.50 to €12.63/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.01/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

Schools

Brevet results near Plounévez-Moëdec run low: 86.0% passed, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 2.1 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 12.2 mi away.

86.0%passed the brevetC−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Plounévez-Moëdec86.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du Prat ElesNearest collègeCollègeCollège4286%−5 pts
86.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate
2.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

History

Old homes shape Plounévez-Moëdec: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 5 of 5. Among the classé monuments in Plounévez-Moëdec is Chapelle de Keramanac'h. The town has 34 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (7.5) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments locally: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

5historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit3

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1922
first monument protected
23%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%
34
monuments per 10,000 residents · median town 2.5

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Fewer people in Plounévez-Moëdec hold a degree than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 19%

The 15-to-24 age group: 8.5%, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older. One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.

47.5median age
Plounévez-MoëdecCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Plounévez-Moëdec
Plounévez-MoëdecCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–248.5%9.3%11%
25–4422%19%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+23%29%22%
No diploma23%17%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education19%31%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes

Nearby attractions

Manoir de Guernac'hanay and 3 more in and around Plounévez-Moëdec

Heritage and family days out in and near Plounévez-Moëdec. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Plounévez-Moëdec

15pages on Plounévez-Moëdec

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Plounévez-Moëdec: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Sainte-Jeune: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix de chemin: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Saint-Luvan, ou Saint-Lavant: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Plounévez-Moëdec

One notable person was born in Plounévez-Moëdec.

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Plounévez-Moëdec’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Côtes-d'Armor →
BégardPloubezrePlestin-les-GrèvesGrâcesPlouigneauLannionBégardPloubezrePlestin-les-GrèvesGrâcesPlouigneauLannionPlounévez-Moëdec
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Plounévez-Moëdec1,479——A—D
Bégard4,8898.3B+B+BD
Ploubezre3,78010B+A−A+D
Plestin-les-Grèves3,63911BBA−C+
Grâces2,60112B+BB+C−
Plouigneau Finistère5,01413AA−AC
Lannion20,31513B−CC+C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Plounévez-Moëdec

Is Plounévez-Moëdec safe?

Plounévez-Moëdec has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Plounévez-Moëdec good?

They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Plounévez-Moëdec expensive to live in?

Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Plounévez-Moëdec grades A for cost of living.

About Plounévez-Moëdec

Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany

Plounévez-Moëdec is a commune of 1,479 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

Population
1,479 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Lannion-Trégor Communauté
Département
Côtes-d'Armor (22)
Région
Brittany
Area
15.9 sq mi (41.1 km²)
INSEE code
22228

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 November 4, 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.