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Some 1,421 people live in this town, in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.
Where it does best is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 35% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.8% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €1,740/m² costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération. It is hard to get around without a car (C−): 2% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Plumaudan 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.
The one thing Plumaudan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Plumaudan 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.
Plumaudan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Plumaudan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de la Nativité, in Yvignac-la-Tour, 2.6 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plumaudan.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Côtes-d'Armor, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.8 years for women and 78.5 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 76 residents of Plumaudan died, against 116 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 35% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Plumaudan is Ghre site Dinan Rene Pleven, 6.9 mi away. This Côtes-d'Armor town has 3 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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Unemployment stood at 7.8%, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €24,910 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Plumaudan didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
19% of residents are 65 or over, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents. Half the people of Plumaudan are older than 41.1.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
| Plumaudan | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 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.
50 sales of houses and apartments in Plumaudan, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,740/m². Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.08/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.62/m² a month, about level with Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€11.30/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,740/m² | 50 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Plumaudan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Plumaudan.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Plumaudan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,740/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Plumaudan grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Plumaudan is a commune of 1,421 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération. 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.