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A town in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, home to 1,477 people.
Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest is walkability: 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also trails on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The median price paid is €1,782/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Donan 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 Saint-Donan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Donan 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-Donan 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 Saint-Donan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Manoir de la Ville-Daniel, in Plaine-Haute, 2.7 mi away.
15% 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-Donan.
At the census, 3.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in Saint-Donan: 250, for 700 residents in work (0.3 each).
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.
Among the homes sold, 96% were houses. Sales in Saint-Donan from July 2023 to June 2026: 47 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €8.38/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,849/m² | 45 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Donan is Centre hospitalier Yves le Foll, 6.4 mi away. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Saint-Donan come to 95 per 100 predicted. 110 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 116: 5% below. Life expectancy in Côtes-d'Armor: 84.8 years for women and 78.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (29%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 10% of residents. Half of Saint-Donan is older than 44.8, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Donan | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Saint-Donan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Donan as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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-Donan | 1,477 | — | — | B+ | — | C |
| Ploufragan | 11,507 | 4.3 | B− | B− | B | C+ |
| Quintin | 2,739 | 4.8 | A | B | B | A− |
| Plaintel | 4,602 | 5 | — | C+ | — | C |
| Plélo | 3,344 | 6.2 | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Saint-Brieuc | 44,364 | 6.4 | C | B | D | C |
| Châtelaudren-Plouagat | 3,974 | 6.5 | A | B | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Donan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 3.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Donan grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Saint-Donan is a commune of 1,477 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 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.