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YviasCôtes-d'Armor

In Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, this town has 765 residents.

Population
765
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.85
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€24,910
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Yvias a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Yvias has none. 18% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Yvias stand out

The one thing Yvias does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
18%2%YviasMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Dolmen
Dolmen · Classé · Photo: Crepi22 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Yvias’ story

Yvias in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Yvias: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1959.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Yvias before 1900, the earliest François Le Friec, in 1857.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Yvias.

Who lives here

A town of families: 19% of people in Yvias are under 15, more than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns

26% of adults hold a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.3% of residents, close to Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.3%) and below compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town.

43.8median age
YviasCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Yvias
YviasCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–249.3%9.3%11%
25–4423%19%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+19%29%22%
No diploma15%17%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education26%31%30%
Full pageYvias’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages43.8 median age · 19% are 65 or overHouseholds330 households · 2.3 people per householdBorn abroad2.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Yvias?”

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

History

Old homes shape Yvias: 25% were built before 1919, more than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The protected list starts in prehistory.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1959
first monument protected
Full pageYvias’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes25% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Yvias?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Yvias than in Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 2.7%

Of those in the labour force, 7.7% are unemployed. 100 jobs are based in Yvias, for 350 working residents (0.2 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €24,910 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Yvias, 0.2 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageYvias’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.2 per working residentMedian income€24,910 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Yvias is €10.85/m² a month

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

28 houses and apartments changed hands in Yvias from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.85/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Yvias€10.85/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côtes-d'Armor median€11.30/m²
€10.85/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.54 to €13.78/m² a month)
€9.51/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageYvias’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.85/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Yvias

12pages on Yvias
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.1 mi awayWork & commute100 jobs based hereHousing28 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 43.8History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

Yvias has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Classé
Ruines de la rotonde dite Temple de LanleffReligious building · 11th c. · in Lanleff, 1.4 mi
Classé
Chapelle Saint-Jacques et sa fontaineChapel · 15th & 16th c. · in Tréméven, 2.6 mi
Classé
Ruines de l'abbaye de BeauportAbbey · 13th c. · in Paimpol, 3.9 mi
Classé
Église Saint-LoupChurch · 16th c. · in Lanloup, 3.9 mi

Famous people from Yvias

2 notable people were born in Yvias.

Their page →
J
Jean LaurentFrench politician and lawyer (1858–1937)
F
François Le FriecFrench politician · 1857–1943

Yvias’ 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 →
PlouézecPaimpolPlouhaPloubazlanecLa Roche-JaudySaint-Quay-PortrieuxPlouézecPaimpolPlouhaPloubazlanecLa Roche-JaudySaint-Quay-PortrieuxYvias
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Yvias765—————
Plouézec3,1474—C—C−
Paimpol7,3414.2CDC−B−
Plouha4,6346.1C+C+AC
Ploubazlanec2,9326.2—C—D
La Roche-Jaudy2,6298.9—A—C+
Saint-Quay-Portrieux3,22411CDDC

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

About Yvias

Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany

Yvias is a commune of 765 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

Population
765 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat
Département
Côtes-d'Armor (22)
Région
Brittany
Area
4.5 sq mi (11.8 km²)
INSEE code
22390

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.