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A town of 1,131 in Finistère, Brittany.
Plogoff has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 12.9% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Plogoff does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Plogoff 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 TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Plogoff as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Oppidum gaulois, in Cléden-Cap-Sizun, 2.2 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plogoff.
Half of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 6.7%, lower than both Finistère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 20% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Plogoff | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.7% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 10% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 50% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
12.9% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Finistère’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.0% of commuters at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Plogoff records 96 deaths per 100 expected, close to Finistère’s towns (95) and above compared French towns (88). 230 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 240: 4% below. Life expectancy in Finistère: 84.8 years for women and 79 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 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 B.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 6.3 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Cap Sizun - Pointe du Raz. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.26/m² a month, close to Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.69/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,268/m² | 60 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and museums in and near Plogoff. Best known first.
Nothing in Plogoff is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Plogoff.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Plogoff has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.2 recorded violent incidents and 10.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Plogoff grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Plogoff is a commune of 1,131 people in the Communauté de communes Cap Sizun - Pointe du Raz. 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
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.