Good value, with catches elsewhere. Its strongest is schools (A) — bac results 1.4 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3.5 points above the expected rate. It is strong on cost of living as well — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The local economy is weaker than most (C): 1.9 jobs per working resident; 14.5% unemployment. Crime is the sore point: an average of 6.3 recorded violent incidents and 18.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. All told, that adds up to an A overall and a rank of #8 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. On that grade it does better than 85% of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Rostrenen 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rostrenen.
Schools
Exam results around Rostrenen beat 92% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
94.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Rostrenen, higher than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (90.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The bac pro: 94% of 66 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. Also worth knowing: on school results, the town ranks #6 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor.
100%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Rostrenen than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.54/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Côtes-d'Armor costs less to buy into than Rostrenen, at €1,117/m², the lowest of 61. 171 sales of houses and apartments locally, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,117/m². Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€1,117/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Rostrenen€1,117/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,125/m²
168
€8.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.37 to €11.44/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.47/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,300
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Kreiz-Breizh (CCKB)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Rostrenen than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15
Over-65s are just over a third of the population. 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 Rostrenen have a median age of 54.6.
54.6median age
RostrenenCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Unemployment in Rostrenen, 14.5%, runs above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income is €22,940 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 11.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) yet lower than compared French towns (13.4%).
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot9%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,000
jobs based in Rostrenen, 1.9 per working resident
14.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 65% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Rostrenen sees more crime than 64% of compared French towns
Rostrenen’s tally for 2025: 119 recorded offenses. With 2,000 jobs for 1,050 working residents, Rostrenen draws people in from neighbouring communes. Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
6.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage34
Vehicle theft23
Other physical violence22
Burglary16
Theft from vehicles16
Sexual violence8
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence31
Fraud24
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.
6.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
119
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (8.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
History
4 historic monuments in Rostrenen, 3 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Rostrenen is Église Notre-Dame du Roncier. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century. Homes from before 1919 make up a tenth of the total, near Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (10%) and higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Rostrenen sees 86 deaths per 100 expected, against 91 in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Rostrenen is Chru Brest site Hopital de Carhaix, 12.4 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 727 residents of Rostrenen died, against 580 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 25% more. Life expectancy at birth in Côtes-d'Armor is 84.8 years for women and 78.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 3 general practitioners in the town.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw125
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Rostrenen · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru Brest site Hopital de Carhaix
12.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chru Brest site Hopital de Carhaix
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Église Notre-Dame du Roncier: Photo: Gwendal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Saint-Jacques: Photo: C2ic · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle de Locmaria: Photo: Gwendal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fontaine du 16e siècle: Photo: Gwendal · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Rostrenen
Is Rostrenen safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #39 of 45 in Côtes-d'Armor. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 34 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Rostrenen good?
They grade A, better than 92% of compared French towns and #6 of 50 in Côtes-d'Armor. The lycée stands out: 100% of 45 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame de Campostal 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.
Is Rostrenen expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,117/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Rostrenen grades A for cost of living.
About Rostrenen
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Rostrenen is a commune of 3,282 people in the Communauté de communes du Kreiz-Breizh (CCKB). 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
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.
