Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plougar.
Who lives here
Few people in Plougar are 65 or over: 16%, below Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 21% of adults, below Finistère’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Under-15s account for 20% of the population. Half of Plougar is older than 40.7, half younger.
40.7median age
PlougarFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 114 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
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Plougar walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3%
For its 350 residents in work, Plougar has 150 jobs: 0.4 each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,680 a year per consumption unit, below Finistère’s towns (€26,720) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 8.2% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Plougar, 0.4 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Plougar
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Plougar is a commune of 789 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Landivisiau. 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.