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A town of 167 in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Nicodème is too small for the grades other French towns get. A fifth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Nicodème does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Nicodème; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1964.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Nicodème.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Nicodème; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents. The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents. Degrees are held by 29% of adults, lower than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (31%) and near compared French towns (30%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Nicodème | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
13.0% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.0% of commuters travelled at the census. For its 50 residents in work, Saint-Nicodème has 50 jobs: 0.9 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.
The market in Saint-Nicodème: 4 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Nicodème has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Nicodème: Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Nicodème yet.
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-Nicodème | 167 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rostrenen | 3,282 | 8.3 | A | A | C+ | B |
| Carhaix-Plouguer Finistère | 7,412 | 12 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Grâces | 2,601 | 16 | B+ | B | B+ | C− |
| Ploumagoar | 5,414 | 16 | B+ | B− | A− | D |
| Guingamp | 7,111 | 17 | C+ | B− | D− | B− |
| Pabu | 2,771 | 17 | B+ | B | B | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Saint-Nicodème is a commune of 167 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat. 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) · 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.