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2,074 residents make their home in this town in Finistère, Brittany.
Buying a home costs less than in most towns (B): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is its weak spot (C): 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 is hard to get around without a car (C).
Figures: 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 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Ploumoguer 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 Ploumoguer 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.
Ploumoguer has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Ploumoguer does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Ploumoguer counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2021.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ploumoguer has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ploumoguer.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 3 general practitioners in Ploumoguer. Adjusted for age and care homes, Ploumoguer records 97 deaths per 100 expected, near Finistère’s towns (95) and higher than compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 156 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 151, 3% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Ploumoguer is Chru Brest site Hopital la Cavale Blanche, 9 mi away.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
7.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Per resident in work, Ploumoguer counts 0.3 jobs (300 jobs, 900 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €27,420 a year per consumption unit, about level with Finistère’s towns (€26,720) and above compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Ploumoguer is Maison Quéré. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 20th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
20% of residents are 65 or over, below both Finistère’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 35% of adults. Also worth knowing: people aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Ploumoguer | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
61 houses and apartments changed hands in Ploumoguer from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.30/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.55/m² a month, near Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,429/m² | 61 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The graded crime recorded most in Ploumoguer was family violence (2025). On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 4.6 violent offenses and 6.3 graded property crimes a year. In all, 16 offenses reached the police record locally in 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 · For sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 64.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
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Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Ploumoguer is a commune of 2,074 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ploumoguer | 2,074 | — | — | B | — | C |
| Plouarzel | 4,029 | 2.6 | — | B− | — | C− |
| Le Conquet | 2,835 | 3.6 | — | C+ | — | C |
| Plougonvelin | 4,521 | 3.8 | A− | C+ | A+ | B− |
| Locmaria-Plouzané | 5,130 | 3.9 | — | C+ | — | B |
| Saint-Renan | 8,577 | 5.1 | A | B− | A− | B− |
| Plouzané | 13,567 | 6.2 | A | C | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Ploumoguer has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ploumoguer grades B for cost of living.
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 4, 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.