Pleugueneuc’s best grade is for health (B): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is walkability: 52% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €1,886/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Bretagne Romantique.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Pleugueneuc 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 Pleugueneuc 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 Pleugueneuc.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Only 4.4% of commuters in Pleugueneuc go to work without a car, fewer than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and across compared French towns
Pleugueneuc holds 500 jobs; 950 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. The median disposable income was €24,830 a year per consumption unit, below both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 7.5% are unemployed.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
500
jobs based in Pleugueneuc, 0.5 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 22% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 24% of Pleugueneuc, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 29% of adults. 16% of residents are 65 or over, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. In addition, people aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
38.2median age
PleugueneucIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Pleugueneuc sees 84 deaths per 100 expected, against 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Ille-et-Vilaine: 86 years for women and 80.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 177 deaths in Pleugueneuc between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 174: 2% above. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Pleugueneuc is Ghre site Dinan Rene Pleven, 7.6 mi away. The town has one family doctor.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Pleugueneuc · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghre site Dinan Rene Pleven
17.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais
86 · 80.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ille-et-Vilaine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Pleugueneuc gets a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
80 sales of houses and apartments in Pleugueneuc, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,886/m². Houses made up 93% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.62/m² a month, close to Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€12.21/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,886/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pleugueneuc€1,886/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€2,729/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,886/m²
74
€11.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.52 to €14.19/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,910
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Bretagne Romantique
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pleugueneuc
Is Pleugueneuc safe?
Pleugueneuc has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Pleugueneuc expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,886/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pleugueneuc grades B− for cost of living.
About Pleugueneuc
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Pleugueneuc is a commune of 2,087 people in the Communauté de communes Bretagne Romantique. 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.
