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A town in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, home to 2,317 people.
Where it does best is jobs & income (A−) — 1 job per working resident; 6.2% unemployment. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is walkability: 15% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes change hands at a median €1,671/m².
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Brandan 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 2 things Saint-Brandan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Brandan 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.
Saint-Brandan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Brandan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir de la Roche Longue, in Quintin, 1.7 mi away.
16% 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 Saint-Brandan.
Unemployment stood at 6.2%, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 4.8% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 1,000 jobs are based in Saint-Brandan, for 1,050 working residents (1 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 74 homes in Saint-Brandan. Houses accounted for 93% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,700/m² | 69 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Saint-Brandan, 97.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (96.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Nicolas - Jean XXIII PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 149 | 92%±0 pts |
| Lycée Jean XXIII PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 98 | 100%+1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Jean MonnetBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 28 | 89%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Brandan is Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll, 8.9 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 200 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 182, 9% fewer. Average lifespans in Côtes-d'Armor: 84.8 years for women, 78.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Degrees are held by 26% of adults, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Brandan | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Brandan. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Quintin3 km northwest, in QuintinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Robien4.2 km west, in Le FœilChâteauChâteauManoir de la Noë-Sèche4.5 km northwest, in Le FœilChâteauChâteauManoir du Guermain4.9 km northwest, in Le FœilChâteauChâteauForteresse inachevée3 km northwest, in QuintinMuseumMuseumLa Fabrique Atelier du Lin3.2 km northwest, in QuintinPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Saint-Brandan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Brandan.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Brandan | 2,317 | — | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Quintin | 2,739 | 2 | A | B | B | A− |
| Plaintel | 4,602 | 2.9 | — | C+ | — | C |
| Plœuc-L'Hermitage | 4,103 | 5.5 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Plédran | 6,933 | 7 | A− | B+ | A | B− |
| Ploufragan | 11,507 | 7.8 | B− | B− | B | C+ |
| Trégueux | 8,450 | 8.8 | B− | B− | B− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Brandan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 4.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 75% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 98 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean XXIII in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Brandan grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Saint-Brandan is a commune of 2,317 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Brieuc Armor 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 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.