Plounéour-Ménez’s best grade is for cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D).
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Plounéour-Ménez 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 Plounéour-Ménez 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 Plounéour-Ménez.
HealthHealth D−
Mortality in Plounéour-Ménez, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Finistère’s towns and compared French towns: 123 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Finistère: 84.8 years for women and 79 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 121 residents of Plounéour-Ménez died, against 99 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% more. The nearest emergency department to Plounéour-Ménez is C H des Pays de Morlaix, 9.2 mi away.
+23%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw123
Adjusted123
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Plounéour-Ménez · 0.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, C H des Pays de Morlaix
9.2 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
On foot, Plounéour-Ménez works less well than 92% of compared French towns
The census found 4.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median disposable income was €22,830 a year per consumption unit, below both Finistère’s towns (€26,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). 11.0% of the labour force are out of work.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Plounéour-Ménez, 0.5 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 9% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Homes in Plounéour-Ménez cost less than in Finistère’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,260/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.03/m² a month, below Finistère’s towns (€11.55/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.29/m² a month. 56 houses and apartments changed hands in Plounéour-Ménez from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,260/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Plounéour-Ménez€1,260/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Finistère median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,260/m²
56
€10.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.93 to €12.68/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,560
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Morlaix Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Plounéour-Ménez: 2 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Plounéour-Ménez is Église de Relecq. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Nearly a quarter of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 20% of Plounéour-Ménez, above Finistère’s towns and compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.8% of residents. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, below Finistère’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Plounéour-Ménez has a median age of 43.7 years.
43.7median age
Plounéour-MénezFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Plounéour-Ménez
Is Plounéour-Ménez safe?
Plounéour-Ménez has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.3 recorded violent incidents and 9.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Plounéour-Ménez good?
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Plounéour-Ménez expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Plounéour-Ménez grades A for cost of living.
About Plounéour-Ménez
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Plounéour-Ménez is a commune of 1,297 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.
