The local economy does well (B+): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 6.7% unemployment. Cost of living is a strength too — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car (C): 46% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Plouezoc'h 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.
Each subject compares Plouezoc'h 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 Plouezoc'h.
Who lives here
Few people in Plouezoc'h are 15 to 24: 6.3%, fewer than in Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
38% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town, higher than both Finistère’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Plouezoc'h have a median age of 54.1.
54.1median age
Plouezoc'hFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Plouezoc'h sees more deaths than 78% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
185 deaths in Plouezoc'h between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 187: 1% below. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, above both Finistère’s towns (95) and compared French towns (88). There are 2 general practitioners here. Women in Finistère live to 84.8 on average and men to 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Plouezoc'h · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, C H des Pays de Morlaix
4.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, C H des Pays de Morlaix
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Plouezoc'h has lower unemployment than Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7%
The median disposable income was €28,480 a year per consumption unit, above Finistère’s towns (€26,720) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 6.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Plouezoc'h, 0.4 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,480
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 30% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Plouezoc'h is rich in protected monuments: 36 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.
Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Plouezoc'h is Tumulus de Barnenez. On the Culture ministry’s list, Plouezoc'h counts 6 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second. 15% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Tumulus de Barnenez: Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : NewPapillon (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · église Saint-Étienne: Photo: dartyytrad · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chapelle Saint-Antoine: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix hosannière: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Plouezoc'h
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Plouezoc'h yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Plouezoc'h
Is Plouezoc'h safe?
Plouezoc'h has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Plouezoc'h 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 €2,211/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Plouezoc'h grades B+ for cost of living.
About Plouezoc'h
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Plouezoc'h is a commune of 1,646 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Morlaix Communauté. 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.
