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The town has 270 residents and lies in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.
There are no grades for Saint-Méloir-des-Bois: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 11% of homes.
The one thing Saint-Méloir-des-Bois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Méloir-des-Bois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tumulus dit La Tour Basse, in Plorec-sur-Arguenon, 3.3 mi away.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Méloir-des-Bois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Méloir-des-Bois.
Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. 7.3% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 33% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Méloir-des-Bois | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
0.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. For its 150 residents in work, Saint-Méloir-des-Bois has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. At the census, 4.6% of working residents in Saint-Méloir-des-Bois didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Saint-Méloir-des-Bois recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Méloir-des-Bois. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Méloir-des-Bois yet.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Saint-Méloir-des-Bois is a commune of 270 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
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-Méloir-des-Bois | 270 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plancoët | 3,104 | 4.7 | B | B− | A | C |
| Val-d'Arguenon | 2,844 | 4.7 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Jugon-les-Lacs | 2,541 | 4.8 | — | A | — | B+ |
| Trélivan | 2,865 | 7.3 | B− | C− | A | C |
| Quévert | 3,955 | 7.9 | B+ | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Dinan | 14,764 | 9.3 | D | D | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 9, 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.