Pupils here do better than most (A−): brevet results at the expected rate. Its lowest grade is for health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,353/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays Bigouden Sud. Most journeys need a car: 31% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Plomeur has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Plomeur 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 Plomeur.
History
Plomeur is rich in protected monuments: 26 per 10,000 residents, more than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 1989. Plomeur has 10 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 8 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Allée de Kerugon et bande de terrain autour. 9 of the 10 are tombs and funerary monuments.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth D
Plomeur loses more people than its age profile suggests, 109 per 100 expected, above Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Finistère, women can expect to live 84.8 years and men 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 342 deaths in Plomeur from 2016 to 2025; there were 372, 9% more. 3 GPs practise in the town.
+9%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted109
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Plomeur · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Hotel Dieu les Augustines de Pont L Abbe
14 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
On foot, Plomeur works less well than 86% of compared French towns
800 jobs are based in Plomeur, for 1,500 working residents (0.5 per worker). At the census, 4.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €25,780 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
800
jobs based in Plomeur, 0.5 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 15% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Plomeur hold a degree than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 23%
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.7% of the town, below Finistère’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Over-65s are 27% of the population. The median resident of Plomeur is 49.8 years old.
49.8median age
PlomeurFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 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−
Plomeur is graded a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,353/m², comes from 108 sales of houses and apartments in Plomeur from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 99% were houses. The estimated advertised rent is €11.23/m² a month, about level with Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,353/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Plomeur€2,353/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,363/m²
107
€11.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.92 to €14.13/m² a month)
6.1
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
€26,870
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Bigouden Sud
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Plomeur has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2.3 cases of violence against people and 5.5 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie recorded 25 offenses in Plomeur in 2025. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
2.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage19
Family violence6
Armed robbery0
Fraud24
Theft without violence18
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.
2.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
46.1%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, 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 (46.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Dolmen de Lestrigniou: Photo: Yann Gwilhoù · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen de Penquer-Bloas: Photo: Yann Gwilhoù · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Menhir de Lanvenael et bande de terrain autour: Photo: Lemra ou pas · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Plomeur
Is Plomeur safe?
Plomeur has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Plomeur good?
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns and #45 of 63 in Finistère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Plomeur expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,353/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Plomeur grades B− for cost of living.
About Plomeur
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Plomeur is a commune of 3,904 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Bigouden Sud. 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.
