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A town of 1,134 in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.
Uzel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Uzel does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Uzel 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.
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Uzel has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2006.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Uzel before 1900, the earliest Fulgence Bienvenüe, in 1852.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Uzel.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.27/m² a month, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€11.30/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €7.86/m² a month. Sales in Uzel from July 2023 to June 2026: 56 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €936/m² | 56 |
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.
Life expectancy in Côtes-d'Armor: 84.8 years for women and 78.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 125 deaths in Uzel from 2016 to 2025; there were 136, 9% more. The nearest emergency department to Uzel is Chcb site Kerio, 13.9 mi away. One GP practises in the town.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. Uzel has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The census found 4.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 250 jobs are based in Uzel, for 450 working residents (0.5 per worker). The median disposable income was €24,690 a year per consumption unit, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€26,370) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (29%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 24% of adults. Residents of Uzel have a median age of 43.7.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
| Uzel | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
Uzel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
4 notable people were born in Uzel.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Uzel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.5 recorded violent incidents and 6.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Uzel grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Uzel is a commune of 1,134 people in the Communauté de communes Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre. 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.