Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 677 in Finistère, Brittany.
Plovan is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Plovan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Plovan: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1908.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plovan.
Plovan sits below both Finistère’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Children are 12% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Finistère 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Plovan | Finistère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Finistère median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Plovan: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
That puts Plovan below both Finistère’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Plovan has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The median disposable income is €25,130 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, Plovan is above both Finistère’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame de Penhors PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 57 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Plovan. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Plovan: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Trois menhirs de Lespurit-Quelen: Photo: Yann Gwilhoù · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Gorgon: Photo: Chris06 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Calvaire de la route de Pont-Croix: Photo: Yann Gwilhoù · CC BY-SA 4.0
2 notable people were born in Plovan.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plovan | 677 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plonéour-Lanvern | 6,452 | 4.5 | B | B− | A+ | C |
| Plozévet | 2,984 | 4.9 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Plomeur | 3,904 | 7.4 | — | B− | — | D |
| Pont-l'Abbé | 8,484 | 7.6 | B+ | B− | C+ | B− |
| Penmarch | 5,508 | 8 | B− | B− | A− | C− |
| Pluguffan | 4,223 | 9.2 | B+ | B− | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Finistère, Brittany
Plovan is a commune of 677 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Pays Bigouden. 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) · 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 October 30, 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.