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PlouzélambreCôtes-d'Armor

This town in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany has a population of 198.

Is Plouzélambre a good place to live?

Plouzélambre is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 28% of homes. It skews older: nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Plouzélambre stand out

The 2 things Plouzélambre does most differently from other towns.

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Fontaine Saint-Sylvestre
Fontaine Saint-Sylvestre · Classé · Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Plouzélambre’s story

Plouzélambre in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Plouzélambre: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Croix de chemin
  • 1993Most recently protected: Ensemble architectural formé par l'église Saint-Sylvestre, …
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plouzélambre.

Who lives here

Children make up only 11% of Plouzélambre, fewer than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns

28% of adults hold a degree, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are 7.7% of the population.

53.2median age
PlouzélambreCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat28%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 88 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.

Ages and diplomas in Plouzélambre
PlouzélambreCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Under 1511%15%17%
15–247.7%9.3%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+32%29%22%
No diploma13%17%19%
CAP or BEP27%27%26%
Baccalauréat28%19%18%
Higher education28%31%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Plouzélambre: 32% were built before 1919, more than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns

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

The protected list starts in the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Plouzélambre is Ensemble architectural formé par l'église Saint-Sylvestre, l'ossuaire, le calvaire et la clôture du cimetière. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 3 of 4. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in the town: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

4historic monuments
15th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Plouzélambre, 14.6%, runs above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns

5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,080 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Plouzélambre, 0.2 per working resident
14.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Plouzélambre than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.53/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €9.24/m² a month. The market in Plouzélambre: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Plouzélambre€9.53/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€11.30/m²
€9.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.27 to €12.49/m² a month)
€9.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Fontaine Saint-Sylvestre and 8 more in and around Plouzélambre

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Plouzélambre. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Plouzélambre

12pages on Plouzélambre

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Plouzélambre: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Ensemble architectural formé par l'église Saint-Sylvestre, l'ossuaire, le calvaire et la clôture du cimetière: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oratoire de Saint-Sylvestre: Photo: Fanchonline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix de chemin: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fontaine Saint-Sylvestre: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Plouzélambre

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Plouzélambre yet.

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Plouzélambre’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 →
Plestin-les-GrèvesPloubezreLannionTrébeurdenPlouigneauPleumeur-BodouPlestin-les-GrèvesPloubezreLannionTrébeurdenPlouigneauPleumeur-BodouPlouzélambre
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Plouzélambre198—————
Plestin-les-Grèves3,6394.1BBA−C+
Ploubezre3,7805.7B+A−A+D
Lannion20,3157.3B−CC+C
Trébeurden3,8218.7B−CAC
Plouigneau Finistère5,0149.6AA−AC
Pleumeur-Bodou3,84810B−CA+C+

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

About Plouzélambre

Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany

Plouzélambre is a commune of 198 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
198 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Lannion-Trégor Communauté
Département
Côtes-d'Armor (22)
Région
Brittany
Area
3 sq mi (7.8 km²)
INSEE code
22235

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.