One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Crime is low (A+): an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 7.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Plougonvelin’s overall grade of A− puts it better than nearly four fifths of compared French towns, #25 of 59 in Finistère. Work and incomes are strong: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 7.2% unemployment. What counts against it is walkability: 74% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Cost of living is weaker too (C+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 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.
Each subject compares Plougonvelin 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.
Ruines de l'abbaye Saint-Mathieu: Photo: Elliesram13 · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plougonvelin.
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Plougonvelin than in 95% of compared French towns
3.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
In 2025, 54 offenses were recorded in Plougonvelin. Police and gendarmerie recorded 54 offenses in the graded categories here in 2025.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage31
Sexual violence14
Family violence9
Armed robbery0
Fraud40
Theft without violence16
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.
3.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
54
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
20.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 20.8% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Incomes in Plougonvelin run higher than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €30,730 a year per consumption unit
5%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment runs at 7.2%. At the census, 4.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
750
jobs based in Plougonvelin, 0.4 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,730
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 28% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
More people in Plougonvelin hold a degree than in Finistère’s towns or compared French towns: 47%
50.8median age
The 65-and-over age group makes up 28% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.2% of residents, below both Finistère’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
PlougonvelinFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education47%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 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
HousingCost of living C+
A home in Plougonvelin sells for €2,832/m², more than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns
€2,832/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €3,084/m² in Plougonvelin, apartments for €2,598/m². A house rents for an estimated €11.33/m² a month. Sales here from July 2023 to June 2026: 195 houses and apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Plougonvelin€2,832/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,084/m²
126
Apartments
€2,598/m²
69
€12.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.47 to €15.42/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.33/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,580
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays d'Iroise
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments, 2 classé
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Plougonvelin: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Ruines de l'abbaye Saint-Mathieu. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Plougonvelin has a higher adjusted death rate than 52% of compared French towns
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Finistère can expect 84.8 years and a boy 79 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 506 deaths in Plougonvelin between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 491: 3% above. Its care home for older people (75 places) counts its residents as Plougonvelin’s; allowing for it, deaths were 11% below expected. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Plougonvelin is Chru Brest site Hopital la Cavale Blanche, 9.3 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Plougonvelin · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru Brest site Hopital la Cavale Blanche
10.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chru Brest site Hopital Morvan
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Plougonvelin is a commune of 4,521 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Iroise. 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
Population
4,521 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays d'Iroise
Département
Finistère (29)
Région
Brittany
Area
7.3 sq mi (19 km²)
INSEE code
29190
Plougonvelin’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Plougonvelin
Is Plougonvelin safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #8 of 59 in Finistère.
Is Plougonvelin expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.70/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Plougonvelin grades C+ for cost of living.
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.
