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RucaCôtes-d'Armor

A town of 595 in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.

Population

595

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.35

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,660

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Ruca a good place to live?

Ruca is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Ruca stand out

The one thing Ruca does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

28% are second homes

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

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul · Inscrit · Photo: Dolly11 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Ruca’s story

Ruca in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Ruca; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

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

Pierre Betfert, born in 1874, is the one person born in Ruca before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1927First protected: Église Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul
1953Most recently protected: Chapelle Notre-Dame de Hirel et croix près de la chapelle

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ruca.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Ruca than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults

People aged 15 to 24 make up 8% of the town, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for just over a quarter of residents. The middle age in Ruca is 46.6.

46.6median age

RucaCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median

Côtes-d'Armor medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP35%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ruca
	Ruca	Côtes-d'Armor median	France median
Under 15	17%	15%	17%
15–24	8%	9.3%	11%
25–44	23%	19%	23%
45–64	26%	27%	26%
65+	26%	29%	22%
No diploma	20%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	35%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	19%	18%
Higher education	19%	31%	30%

Full pageRuca’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages46.6 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households270 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad3.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Ruca?”

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

History

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

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Ruca; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 16th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

16th c.

oldest protected part

1927

first monument protected

Full pageRuca’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes23% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Ruca?”

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

Work & commute

Only 4.2% of commuters in Ruca go to work without a car, fewer than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns

For its 250 residents in work, Ruca has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. The median disposable income was €24,660 a year per consumption unit, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€26,370) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 5.5% of working residents in Ruca didn’t travel to work at all.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%

Motorbike or scooter2%

On foot2%

Public transport1%

Bicycle1%

jobs based in Ruca, 0.2 per working resident

9.3%

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

€24,660

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageRuca’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Median income€24,660 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

71.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

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

Collège pupils travel 2.9 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 10 mi away.

71.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Ruca71.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Paul SebillotNearest collègeCollège	Collège	42	71%−6 pts

71.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate

2.9 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageRuca’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges71.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ruca than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.35/m² a month

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

27 houses and apartments changed hands in Ruca from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.35/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ruca€9.35/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Côtes-d'Armor median€11.30/m²

€9.35/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.35 to €11.90/m² a month)

€8.61/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageRuca’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.35/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ruca

12pages on Ruca

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 15.7 mi away Housing27 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.6 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Ruca; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →

Chapelle Notre-Dame de Hirel et croix près de la chapelleChapel · 16th c.

Église Saint-Pierre Saint-PaulChurch · 16th c.

Photo credits

Chapelle Notre-Dame de Hirel et croix près de la chapelle: Photo: Julienmorvan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul: Photo: Dolly11 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Ruca

One notable person was born in Ruca.

Their page →

Pierre BetfertFrench politician and farmer (1874-1953)

Ruca’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 →

Val-d'ArguenonSaint-Cast-le-GuildoPlancoëtErquyBeaussais-sur-MerPléneuf-Val-AndréRuca

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Ruca	595	—	—	—	—	—
Val-d'Arguenon	2,844	4.1	—	A⁻	—	B⁺
Saint-Cast-le-Guildo	3,371	5.1	C⁻	C⁻	B⁻	B⁻
Plancoët	3,104	5.9	B	B⁻	A	C
Erquy	3,974	7	C⁺	C⁺	C⁺	C⁺
Beaussais-sur-Mer	4,498	8.7	B	C⁻	A	B⁺
Pléneuf-Val-André	3,988	9.6	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	C⁺

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

About Ruca

Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany

Ruca is a commune of 595 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

Population: 595 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération
Département: Côtes-d'Armor (22)
Région: Brittany
Area: 4.7 sq mi (12.3 km²)
INSEE code: 22268

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 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.