Plourac'h is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. A quarter of homes here are second homes. The median home sells for €1,096/m². People aged 65 and over make up 35% of residents.

What makes Plourac'h stand out

The 3 things Plourac'h does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Median price per m²

Housing

€1,096/m²

Median sale price, 55% below the median of compared French towns (€2,430/m²)

37 sales, July 2023 to June 2026. Source: DGFiP, DVF.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

35% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 59.2. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Notre-Dame et calvaire · Classé · Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plourac'h’s story

Plourac'h in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Plourac'h counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1912.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1912First protected: Église Notre-Dame et calvaire
1926Most recently protected: Croix du 18e siècle

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plourac'h.

Who lives here

Children make up only 6.5% of Plourac'h, fewer than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and across compared French towns

Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Residents of Plourac'h have a median age of 59.2.

59.2median age

Plourac'hCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median

Côtes-d'Armor medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

35%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%

CAP or BEP28%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Plourac'h
	Plourac'h	Côtes-d'Armor median	France median
Under 15	6.5%	15%	17%
15–24	6.5%	9.3%	11%
25–44	15%	19%	23%
45–64	36%	27%	26%
65+	35%	29%	22%
No diploma	24%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	28%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	19%	18%
Higher education	21%	31%	30%

Full pagePlourac'h’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages59.2 median age · 35% are 65 or over Households190 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad18% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Plourac'h?”

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

History

Plourac'h keeps more of its old housing than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919

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

3 of the 3 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. Among the classé monuments in Plourac'h is Église Notre-Dame et calvaire. On the Culture ministry’s list, Plourac'h counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Église Notre-Dame et calvaire 16th c.

16th c.

oldest protected part

1912

first monument protected

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Age of homes30% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Plourac'h?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Plourac'h run lower than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €20,940 a year per consumption unit

50 jobs are based in Plourac'h, for 100 working residents (0.5 per worker). Unemployment runs at 14.6%.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving67%

On foot11%

Bicycle1%

Public transport0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Plourac'h, 0.5 per working resident

14.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€20,940

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

20%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€20,940 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work12% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident

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

Housing

Renting in Plourac'h costs less than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.82/m² a month

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

Plourac'h recorded 37 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,096/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Plourac'h€1,096/m²

Median of towns€2,430/m²

Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²

By type	Median per m²	Sales
Houses	€1,096/m²	37

€6.82/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.11 to €9.12/m² a month)

€7.01/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pagePlourac'h’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€6.82/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent PricesMedian sale price €1,096/m²

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Plourac'h

12pages on Plourac'h

The big questions

Cost of livingMedian €1,096/m² · rent €6.82/m² a month Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.9 mi away Housing37 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors1% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 59.2 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Plourac'h counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Chapelle Saint-GuénoléChapel · 16th c.

Inscrit

Croix du 18e siècleCross · 18th c.

Photo credits

Chapelle Saint-Guénolé: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Plourac'h

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Plourac'h as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Plourac'h’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 →

Carhaix-PlouguerPlougonvenPlouigneauPlourin-lès-MorlaixPleyber-ChristRostrenenPlourac'h

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Plourac'h	351	—	—	—	—	—
Carhaix-Plouguer Finistère	7,412	9.8	C	B⁺	D	C
Plougonven Finistère	3,382	12	—	A	—	D
Plouigneau Finistère	5,014	13	A	A⁻	A	C
Plourin-lès-Morlaix Finistère	4,548	15	A	A⁻	A	C
Pleyber-Christ Finistère	3,166	16	—	A⁻	—	C
Rostrenen	3,282	17	A	A	C⁺	B

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

About Plourac'h

Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany

Plourac'h is a commune of 351 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: 351 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat
Département: Côtes-d'Armor (22)
Région: Brittany
Area: 12.6 sq mi (32.6 km²)
INSEE code: 22231

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.