It is hard to get around without a car: 43% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,978/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Lannion-Trégor Communauté. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Tonquédec 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.
Each subject compares Tonquédec 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tonquédec.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
On foot, Tonquédec works less well than 94% of compared French towns
8.5% of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €24,780 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€26,370) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 6.4% of working residents in Tonquédec at the census.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Tonquédec, 0.2 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 6% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Tonquédec’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 83% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 87 residents of Tonquédec died, against 85 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% more. Adjusted for age and care homes, Tonquédec records 103 deaths per 100 expected, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (91) and compared French towns (88) alike. At birth, a girl in Côtes-d'Armor can expect 84.8 years and a boy 78.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Tonquédec · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Lannion
7.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Lannion
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Tonquédec keeps more of its old housing than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Tonquédec is Ruines du château de Tonquédec. On the Culture ministry’s list, Tonquédec counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. The protected list starts in the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 18% of people in Tonquédec are under 15, more than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns
Degrees are held by 34% of adults, above both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 21% of residents are 65 or older. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town.
43.6median age
TonquédecCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Tonquédec gets a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,978/m², comes from 45 sales of houses and apartments in Tonquédec from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €12.04/m² a month, higher than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€11.30/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.24/m² a month.
€1,978/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Tonquédec€1,978/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,978/m²
45
€12.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.19 to €15.77/m² a month)
5.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,200
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Lannion-Trégor Communauté
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Tonquédec
Is Tonquédec safe?
Tonquédec has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.1 recorded violent incidents and 6.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Tonquédec expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,978/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Tonquédec grades B− for cost of living.
About Tonquédec
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Tonquédec is a commune of 1,201 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lannion-Trégor Communauté. 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
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.
