Argol has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 11.8% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Argol 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 Argol.
HealthHealth D
Argol loses more people than its age profile suggests, 106 per 100 expected, above Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 78 deaths in Argol from 2016 to 2025; there were 83, 6% more. The nearest emergency department to Argol is Centre hospitalier de Douarnenez, 11.3 mi away. There are 2 general practitioners here. Average lifespans in Finistère: 84.8 years for women, 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
+6%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted106
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Argol · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Douarnenez
12.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chru Brest site Hopital Morvan
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in Argol run lower than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns: a median €23,780 a year per consumption unit
6.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The jobless rate is 11.8%. At the census, 5.7% of working residents in Argol didn’t travel to work at all.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Argol, 0.3 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 29% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
A typical home in Argol sells for €2,163/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 5.8 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Presqu'île de Crozon-Aulne maritime. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.61/m² a month. Also worth knowing: 34 houses and apartments changed hands in Argol from July 2023 to June 2026.
€2,163/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Argol€2,163/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,163/m²
34
€11.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.31 to €14.54/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,070
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Presqu'île de Crozon-Aulne maritime
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 21% of people in Argol are under 15, more than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 29% of adults, lower than Finistère’s towns (34%) and near compared French towns (30%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8%. Over-65s are 22% of the population.
42.7median age
ArgolFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Argol
Is Argol safe?
Argol has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.6 recorded violent incidents and 8.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Argol expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.63/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Argol grades B− for cost of living.
About Argol
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Argol is a commune of 1,065 people in the Communauté de communes Presqu'île de Crozon-Aulne maritime. 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
1,065 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Presqu'île de Crozon-Aulne maritime
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.
