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A town in Finistère, Brittany, home to 3,103 people.
Jobs & income is its strong suit (A): 1.8 jobs per working resident; 6.9% unemployment. Pupils here do better than most: bac results 1.5 points above the expected rate; brevet results 0.7 points below the expected rate. Its weakest subject is walkability (C) — 8% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,115/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Landerneau-Daoulas.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Plouédern 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.
The 2 things Plouédern does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Plouédern 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.
Plouédern has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Plouédern, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
Heritage and museums in and near Plouédern. Best known first.
MuseumFonds Hélène et Édouard Leclerc pour la culture2.7 km south, in Landerneau
Monastery or conventCouvent des Capucins de Landerneau2.7 km south, in Landerneau
MuseumOssuaire Saint-Cadou de Landerneau3.1 km south, in LanderneauMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère de Kerbénéat3.9 km east, in PlounéventerChâteauChâteauManoir de la Grande Palud4.8 km southwest, in La Forest-LanderneauPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plouédern.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 94% passed the bac pro, of 197 candidates at 2 lycées. 97.3% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Plouédern, about level with Finistère’s towns (96.9%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #38 of 63 in Finistère.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège MescoatNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 186 | 92%−3 pts |
| Lycée de l'ElornNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 292 | 98%±0 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Joseph - Les 2 Rives PrivateBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 73 | 100%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.4% of commuters at the census. The median disposable income was €27,670 a year per consumption unit, close to Finistère’s towns (€26,720) and above compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below both Finistère’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Plouédern are older than 40. The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Plouédern | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
89 sales of houses and apartments in Plouédern, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,115/m². Houses made up 99% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,125/m² | 88 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. 6.2% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than Finistère’s towns (5.6%) yet lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
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. 182 deaths in Plouédern between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 211: 14% below. This Finistère town has 3 family doctors.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
Plouédern has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Edern: Photo: Gaëlle Fily · CC BY 3.0
One notable person was born in Plouédern.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plouédern | 3,103 | — | — | B+ | — | B− |
| Landerneau | 16,363 | 1.8 | A− | C+ | C+ | B |
| Ploudaniel | 3,732 | 4.9 | — | B− | — | C+ |
| Le Folgoët | 3,315 | 7.4 | A | B− | A | C |
| Lesneven | 7,566 | 7.4 | A | B | A− | B |
| Loperhet | 3,959 | 7.6 | — | B | — | A− |
| Guipavas | 15,538 | 8.2 | A− | C | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Plouédern has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns and #38 of 63 in Finistère. 98% of 292 candidates passed the bac at Lycée de l'Elorn in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,115/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Plouédern grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Plouédern is a commune of 3,103 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
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.