Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is walkability: nearly half of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €2,032/m² costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Haut Pays Bigouden. It lags on jobs & income as well (C): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.4% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Plogastel-Saint-Germain has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
What makes Plogastel-Saint-Germain stand out
The one thing Plogastel-Saint-Germain does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Plogastel-Saint-Germain 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.
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 →
Château du Hilguy · Inscrit · Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Plogastel-Saint-Germain’s story
Plogastel-Saint-Germain in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Plogastel-Saint-Germain counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1914.
1914First protected: Chapelle Saint-Germain avec l'ossuaire et le calvaire
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plogastel-Saint-Germain.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Plogastel-Saint-Germain than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5%
8.4% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 5.3% of working residents in Plogastel-Saint-Germain at the census. Median disposable income is €26,360 a year for each consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
350
jobs based in Plogastel-Saint-Germain, 0.3 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 28% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments in Plogastel-Saint-Germain, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Plogastel-Saint-Germain is Chapelle Saint-Germain avec l'ossuaire et le calvaire. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 9.4% of the total, above Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Plogastel-Saint-Germain sees 86 deaths per 100 expected, against 95 in Finistère’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 222 residents of Plogastel-Saint-Germain died, against 200 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more. The nearest emergency department to Plogastel-Saint-Germain is Centre hospitalier de Douarnenez, 7.6 mi away. There is one general practitioner in the town. At birth, a girl in Finistère can expect 84.8 years and a boy 79 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Plogastel-Saint-Germain · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Douarnenez
8 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
Plogastel-Saint-Germain has fewer young adults than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 8.5% are 15 to 24
Among adults, 35% have a degree. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Finistère’s towns (26%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 17% of residents.
46.3median age
Plogastel-Saint-GermainFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
For cost of living, Plogastel-Saint-Germain gets a B−
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,032/m²: 55 houses and apartments sold in Plogastel-Saint-Germain between July 2023 and June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.61/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.23/m² a month, near Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,032/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Plogastel-Saint-Germain€2,032/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,032/m²
55
€11.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.92 to €14.13/m² a month)
5.6
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
€25,350
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Haut Pays Bigouden
On the Culture ministry’s list, Plogastel-Saint-Germain counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Plogastel-Saint-Germain
Is Plogastel-Saint-Germain safe?
Plogastel-Saint-Germain has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 8.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Plogastel-Saint-Germain expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,032/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Plogastel-Saint-Germain grades B− for cost of living.
About Plogastel-Saint-Germain
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Plogastel-Saint-Germain is a commune of 2,024 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Pays Bigouden. 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.
