Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is walkability (D−). Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes go for a median €1,497/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Plounévézel 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 Plounévézel 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 Plounévézel.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Plounévézel is harder to get around on foot than 100% of compared French towns
6.4% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 2.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Plounévézel holds 150 jobs; 500 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Plounévézel, 0.2 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Plounévézel has a higher adjusted death rate than 70% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Plounévézel’s deaths ran at 96 per 100 expected, about level with Finistère’s towns (95) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 97 residents of Plounévézel died, against 101 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% fewer. Average lifespans in Finistère: 84.8 years for women, 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Plounévézel · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru Brest site Hopital de Carhaix
1.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chru Brest site Hopital de Carhaix
84.8 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Finistère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
75.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 8.2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Plounévézel is 94.6%, below Finistère’s towns (96.9%) but above compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 1.7 mi away.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Plounévézel has 1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 3rd century. Among the classé monuments in Plounévézel is Pont gaulois dit de Sainte-Catherine (également sur commune de Treffin, dans les Côtes-d'Armor). Homes from before 1919 make up 5.6% of the total, near Finistère’s towns (5.6%) and lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, between Finistère’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 17% of the town. The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%.
45.3median age
PlounévézelFinistère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Plounévézel
Is Plounévézel safe?
Plounévézel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7 recorded violent incidents and 9.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Plounévézel good?
They grade C+, better than 39% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 109 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Paul Sérusier in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Plounévézel expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Plounévézel grades A for cost of living.
About Plounévézel
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Plounévézel is a commune of 1,157 people in the Communauté de communes Poher 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.
