Paimpont’s strongest is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also does well on cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C−): 24% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Paimpont 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 Paimpont 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 Paimpont.
HealthHealth A−
Deaths in Paimpont run below what its ages would predict: 75 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Paimpont is Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel, 12.1 mi away. 218 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 241: 9% below. Average lifespans in Ille-et-Vilaine: 86 years for women, 80.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Paimpont · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel
12.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Alphonse Guerin Ploermel
86 · 80.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ille-et-Vilaine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Only 7.7% of commuters in Paimpont go to work without a car, fewer than in both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
Paimpont holds 400 jobs; 750 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. Unemployment stood at 8.8%, between Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.7% of working residents in Paimpont went to work by public transport.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
400
jobs based in Paimpont, 0.5 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 21% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
A home in Paimpont sells for €1,657/m², less than in both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.71/m² a month, lower than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€12.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €8.43/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 97% were houses.
€1,657/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Paimpont€1,657/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€2,729/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,657/m²
74
€10.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.48 to €13.53/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Brocéliande Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Paimpont keeps more of its old housing than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. Paimpont has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Paimpont are 15 to 24: 8.4%, fewer than in both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents. 17% are under 15, lower than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (18%) and near compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
47.5median age
PaimpontIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Paimpont has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 7.5 violent offenses and 8.3 graded property crimes a year. Police and gendarmerie figures for Paimpont show 12 offenses in 2025. In 2025, family violence led the graded crimes here.
7.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence6
Criminal damage6
Armed robbery0
Fraud6
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.
7.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
46.4%
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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (46.4% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Paimpont
Is Paimpont safe?
Paimpont has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Paimpont expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Paimpont grades A− for cost of living.
About Paimpont
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Paimpont is a commune of 1,772 people in the Communauté de communes Brocéliande 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.
