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In Finistère, Brittany, this town has 13,434 residents.
Pupils here do better than most: brevet results 0.8 points above the expected rate. At B+ overall, Plougastel-Daoulas ranks #34 of 59 in Finistère. It comes out better than 72% of compared French towns. Recorded crime is low: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 12.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. What holds it back is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Cost of living is weaker too: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Plougastel-Daoulas does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Plougastel-Daoulas 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.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Plougastel-Daoulas counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1889.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plougastel-Daoulas.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 4.4 mi off. The town’s schools place #24 of 63 in Finistère on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège la Fontaine BlancheNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 94 | 94%−2 pts |
| Collège Diwan Penn ar Bed PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 90 | 100%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Plougastel-Daoulas come to 98 per 100 predicted. 1,756 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,449: 21% above. 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. For a family doctor, residents of Plougastel-Daoulas can choose among 14 GPs.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Plougastel-Daoulas’s tally for 2025: 198 recorded offenses. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Plougastel-Daoulas (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Plougastel-Daoulas: €2,471/m² for houses, €2,394/m² for apartments. Sales locally from July 2023 to June 2026: 434 houses and apartments. Houses accounted for 86% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,471/m² | 372 |
| Apartments | €2,394/m² | 62 |
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.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 9.7%. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Plougastel-Daoulas counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, between Finistère’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 17% of the population. Residents of Plougastel-Daoulas have a median age of 47.4.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Plougastel-Daoulas | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Plougastel-Daoulas has 3,350 jobs for 5,450 working residents, 0.6 per worker. At the census, 3.5% of working residents in Plougastel-Daoulas went to work by public transport. Unemployment is 8.9%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Plougastel-Daoulas. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la Fraise et du Patrimoinein town
AquariumOcéanopolis4.8 km northwest, in BrestMuseumMuseumEspace du Sapeur-Pompierin townFortFortFort du Corbeauin townChâteauChâteauManoir de Beauvoirin townChâteauChâteauManoir de Kereraultin townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
On the Culture ministry’s list, Plougastel-Daoulas counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Chapelle Saint-Guénolé: Photo: treveur1 · CC0 · Chapelle Saint-Jean: Photo: Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 3.0
5 notable people were born in Plougastel-Daoulas.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plougastel-Daoulas | 13,434 | — | B+ | C | B+ | C |
| Le Relecq-Kerhuon | 11,897 | 2.6 | A− | C− | B+ | B− |
| Loperhet | 3,959 | 3.1 | — | B | — | A− |
| Guipavas | 15,538 | 4.3 | A− | C | B− | B |
| Brest | 142,346 | 5.7 | C+ | C+ | D | C− |
| Gouesnou | 6,501 | 6.8 | A | C | B | B |
| Bohars | 3,727 | 7.5 | A− | C | A− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #36 of 59 in Finistère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 41 burglaries and 92 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A, better than 87% of compared French towns and #24 of 63 in Finistère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.45/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Plougastel-Daoulas grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Plougastel-Daoulas is a commune of 13,434 people in the Brest Métropole. 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 November 9, 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.
