Good value, with catches elsewhere. Pleyben grades B overall and ranks #45 of 59 in Finistère. It comes out better than 56% of compared French towns. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 9.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. What holds it back is schools — bac results 6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 9 points below the expected rate. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Pleyben 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 Pleyben.
Schools
Bac results near Pleyben run low: 80.0% passed, below Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Pleyben, 85.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, below Finistère’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. On results, collèges and lycées here come #63 of 63 in Finistère. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.7 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
More deaths than expected: Pleyben is above 86% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Pleyben’s deaths ran at 105 per 100 expected, above both Finistère’s towns (95) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 573 residents of Pleyben died, against 405 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 41% more. The nearest emergency department to Pleyben is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de Cornouaille Quimper, 17.6 mi away. 3 GPs practise here.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw141
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Pleyben · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
17.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de Cornouaille Quimper
17.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de Cornouaille Quimper
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
For crime per resident, Pleyben sits below 80% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Pleyben was criminal damage (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Pleyben show 46 offenses in 2025.
5.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage19
Family violence11
Burglary10
Other physical violence6
Armed robbery0
Fraud29
Theft without violence13
Drug use6
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
46
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
14.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (14.2% of the index here). Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living A−
Homes in Pleyben cost less than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,488/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.21/m² a month, below Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Houses accounted for 99% of sales, apartments for the rest. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.15/m² a month.
€1,488/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pleyben€1,488/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,492/m²
145
€10.21/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.98 to €13.06/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Pleyben: 1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Pleyben is Église Saint-Germain, calvaire et ossuaire. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Pleyben than in Finistère’s towns or across compared French towns: 28% of adults
23% of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Finistère’s towns (26%). Under-15s account for 16% of the population. Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents.
46.6median age
PleybenFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education28%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Pleyben has lower unemployment than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 7.0%
Households’ median disposable income: €24,620 a year per consumption unit. Pleyben holds 1,450 jobs; 1,600 of its residents are in work, so 0.9 jobs each. The census found nearly one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
1,450
jobs based in Pleyben, 0.9 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 52% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pleyben
Is Pleyben safe?
It grades A− for safety, #32 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 19 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Pleyben good?
They grade D, better than 11% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Pleyben expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pleyben grades A− for cost of living.
About Pleyben
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Pleyben is a commune of 3,692 people in the Communauté de communes Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay. 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.
