Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
839 people live in this town in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Pôtan is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly a fifth of homes. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Pôtan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Pôtan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Calvaire dit Croix Dom Jan, in Landébia, 3.8 mi away.
21% 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-Pôtan.
Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Children are 16% of the town. The middle age in Saint-Pôtan is 49.3.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Pôtan | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 6.7% of commuters got to work without a car. 200 jobs are based in Saint-Pôtan, for 350 working residents (0.5 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 2.7 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul SebillotNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 42 | 71%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
26 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Pôtan from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Pôtan. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Pôtan 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-Pôtan 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-Pôtan | 839 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Val-d'Arguenon | 2,844 | 2.7 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Plancoët | 3,104 | 3.9 | B | B− | A | C |
| Saint-Cast-le-Guildo | 3,371 | 4.2 | C− | C− | B− | B− |
| Beaussais-sur-Mer | 4,498 | 6.7 | B | C− | A | B+ |
| Erquy | 3,974 | 9 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Saint-Lunaire Ille-et-Vilaine | 2,768 | 9.8 | B | C− | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Saint-Pôtan is a commune of 839 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
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.