Plougasnou’s strongest subject is jobs & income (B+) — 0.9 jobs per working resident; 9.3% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €2,578/m² costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Morlaix Communauté. Where it falls short is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on walkability as well: 30% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · 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. Plougasnou has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
What makes Plougasnou stand out
The 3 things Plougasnou does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Plougasnou 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 Plougasnou.
Who lives here
Plougasnou skews older, with 45% of residents 65 or over, more than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns
Children are 9.5% of the town. People aged 15 to 24 make up 4.9% of the town, lower than both Finistère’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Just over a third of adults hold a degree.
62.8median age
PlougasnouFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
45%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
History
Plougasnou is rich in protected monuments: 25 per 10,000 residents, more than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Plougasnou is Chapelle et cimetière. The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in the town: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). 15% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C
Plougasnou’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 74% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Plougasnou’s deaths ran at 97 per 100 expected, close to Finistère’s towns (95) and above compared French towns (88). 555 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 524: 6% above. The nearest emergency department to Plougasnou is C H des Pays de Morlaix, 8.3 mi away. In Finistère, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.8 years for women and 79 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Plougasnou · 1.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, C H des Pays de Morlaix
8.3 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
People in Plougasnou have higher living standards than in 62% of French communes of 1,000+
The median disposable income was €27,330 a year per consumption unit, close to Finistère’s towns (€26,720) and above compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Plougasnou went to work by public transport. The unemployment rate comes to 9.3%.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
900
jobs based in Plougasnou, 0.9 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 29% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Renting in Plougasnou costs less than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.02/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,578/m²: 162 houses and apartments sold in Plougasnou between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 88% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,578/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Plougasnou€2,578/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,574/m²
143
€9.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.98 to €11.64/m² a month)
7.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,560
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Morlaix Communauté
Chapelle et cimetière: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Pierre et croix dite du Bourg: Photo: Ad Vitam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lec'h de Kermenhir ou Keraminir: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lec'h de Kermouster: Photo: LePrez · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Plougasnou
Is Plougasnou safe?
Plougasnou has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 5.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Plougasnou 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 €2,578/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Plougasnou grades B for cost of living.
About Plougasnou
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Plougasnou is a commune of 3,192 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.
