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PloudiryFinistère

A town of 872 in Finistère, Brittany.

Is Ploudiry a good place to live?

Ploudiry is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Ploudiry stand out

The 2 things Ploudiry does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Classé · Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ploudiry’s story

Ploudiry in pictures

Ploudiry has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1916.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1916First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ploudiry.

Who lives here

A town of families: 22% of people in Ploudiry are under 15, more than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns

Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Finistère’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.

38.5median age
PloudiryFinistère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ploudiry
PloudiryFinistère medianFrance median
Under 1522%15%17%
15–248.4%9.3%11%
25–4428%20%23%
45–6427%28%26%
65+15%26%22%
No diploma11%14%19%
CAP or BEP34%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%20%18%
Higher education28%34%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Ploudiry: 17% were built before 1919, more than in both Finistère’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Ploudiry is Église Saint-Pierre.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

17th c.
oldest protected part
1916
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Ploudiry has lower unemployment than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6%

At the census, 6.2% 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%). For its 400 residents in work, Ploudiry has 150 jobs: 0.3 each. Median disposable income comes to €25,530 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Ploudiry, 0.3 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ploudiry than in Finistère’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.33/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The median price, €1,850/m², comes from 41 sales of houses and apartments in Ploudiry from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,850/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Ploudiry€1,850/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,850/m²41
€10.33/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.36 to €12.77/m² a month)
€9.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Ancien relais de diligence and 2 more in and around Ploudiry

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Ploudiry. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Ploudiry

13pages on Ploudiry

Landmarks

Ploudiry has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Ploudiry

One notable person was born in Ploudiry.

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Ploudiry’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Finistère →
LandivisiauPlouédernLanderneauSaint-Thégonnec Loc-EguinerLoperhetPlouvornLandivisiauPlouédernLanderneauSaint-Thégonnec Loc-EguinerLoperhetPlouvornPloudiry
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ploudiry872—————
Landivisiau9,4264.7A−BBC
Plouédern3,1035.3—B+—B−
Landerneau16,3635.7A−C+C+B
Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner3,1489.6—A−—B−
Loperhet3,9599.8—B—A−
Plouvorn2,9169.8—A−—C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Ploudiry

Commune in Finistère, Brittany

Ploudiry is a commune of 872 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas. 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
872 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas
Département
Finistère (29)
Région
Brittany
Area
10.7 sq mi (27.8 km²)
INSEE code
29180

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.