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Vildé-GuingalanCôtes-d'Armor

A town of 1,304 in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.

Is Vildé-Guingalan a good place to live?

Vildé-Guingalan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,090/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 6.8% unemployment.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

How Vildé-Guingalan grades

Each subject compares Vildé-Guingalan 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.

How grading works

WalkabilityDOpen →Jobs & income6.8% unemploymentA−Open →Cost of livingCOpen →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns · less sure: likely between D and A−C+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Vildé-Guingalan’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Vildé-Guingalan’s story

No historic monuments in Vildé-Guingalan

The Culture ministry lists no building in Vildé-Guingalan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Site gallo-romain du Haut-Bécherel - Temple de Mars, in Corseul, 2.4 mi away.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vildé-Guingalan.

Work & commuteJobs & income A−

On foot, Vildé-Guingalan works less well than 94% of compared French towns

Unemployment stands at 6.8%. 2.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,090 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
650
jobs based in Vildé-Guingalan, 1.1 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
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

HousingCost of living C

Renting in Vildé-Guingalan costs more than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €13.49/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Behind the median of €2,090/m²: 36 houses and apartments sold in Vildé-Guingalan between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.91/m² a month.

€2,090/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Vildé-Guingalan€2,090/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€2,254/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,090/m²36
€13.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.70 to €17.00/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,990
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Vildé-Guingalan, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns

18% of residents are 65 or over. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.3%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 26% of adults.

41.5median age
Vildé-GuingalanCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vildé-Guingalan
Vildé-GuingalanCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Under 1520%15%17%
15–2411%9.3%11%
25–4424%19%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+18%29%22%
No diploma17%17%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education26%31%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes

HealthHealth C+

Adjusted for age and care homes, Vildé-Guingalan sees more deaths than 60% of compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

From 2016 to 2025, 88 residents of Vildé-Guingalan died, against 96 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% fewer. In Côtes-d'Armor, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.8 years for women and 78.5 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. There are 6 general practitioners here.

−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw92
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Vildé-Guingalan · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghre site Dinan Rene Pleven
15.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais
84.8 · 78.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côtes-d'Armor, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.

Nearby attractions

Manoir de la Ville-Colas and 4 more in and around Vildé-Guingalan

Heritage in and near Vildé-Guingalan. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Vildé-Guingalan

14pages on Vildé-Guingalan

Landmarks

Nothing in Vildé-Guingalan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Vildé-Guingalan

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vildé-Guingalan yet.

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Vildé-Guingalan’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Côtes-d'Armor →
TrélivanQuévertDinanTadenLanvallayPlancoëtTrélivanQuévertDinanTadenLanvallayPlancoëtVildé-Guingalan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vildé-Guingalan1,304——C—C+
Trélivan2,8652.7B−C−AC
Quévert3,9553.7B+C+A−C+
Dinan14,7645DDD−D
Taden2,6365.7AB−A−A−
Lanvallay4,2916.3B+C+A−C+
Plancoët3,1046.6BB−AC

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Vildé-Guingalan

Is Vildé-Guingalan safe?

Vildé-Guingalan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 10 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Vildé-Guingalan expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,090/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vildé-Guingalan grades C for cost of living.

About Vildé-Guingalan

Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany

Vildé-Guingalan is a commune of 1,304 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

Population
1,304 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Dinan Agglomération
Département
Côtes-d'Armor (22)
Région
Brittany
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.5 km²)
INSEE code
22388

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.