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7,167 residents make their home in this town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
Pleurtuit’s overall B+ puts it #56 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. That leaves it better than 67% of compared French towns. Its strongest subject is safety: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 8.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Work and incomes are strong: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 8.1% unemployment. The catch is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on schools as well: bac results 5.8 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.9 points below the expected rate. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Pleurtuit does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Pleurtuit 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.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Pleurtuit counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1966.
Charles Martel, born in 1897, is the one person born in Pleurtuit before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pleurtuit.
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Pleurtuit (2025). In 2025, 123 offenses were recorded locally. Police and gendarmerie recorded 123 offenses in the graded categories here in 2025.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 6.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.45/m² a month, higher than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€12.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €10.80/m² a month. Pleurtuit recorded 294 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,059/m² | 185 |
| Apartments | €3,060/m² | 109 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 31% of adults, about level with compared French towns (30%) and below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (39%). One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15. Add to that, the share aged 15 to 24 is 9.4%.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Pleurtuit | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 86% of 86 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. Near Pleurtuit, 90.8% of collège pupils passed the brevet, between Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (92.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%). On school results, the town ranks #74 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Sainte-Marie PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 131 | 98%+2 pts |
| Lycée hôtelier Yvon BourgesNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 51 | 96%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Pleurtuit is Domaine de Montmarin. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. Homes built before 1919 account for a tenth of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
5 GPs practise in Pleurtuit. In Ille-et-Vilaine, life expectancy at birth reaches 86 years for women and 80.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 886 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 849: 4% above.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Unemployment stood at 8.1%, between Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 2.6% of working residents in Pleurtuit to work at the census. At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Pleurtuit didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Pleurtuit. Best known first.
Manor houseChâteau de Montmarinin townChâteauChâteauManoir du Houx3.2 km east, in Le Minihic-sur-RanceChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Crochais2.7 km southwest, in Beaussais-sur-MerChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beauchêne5 km southeast, in Langrolay-sur-RanceMuseumMuseumAtelier Manoli Musée Jardin Sculptures3.4 km northeast, in La RichardaisChâteauChâteauChâteau de Port-Breton4.5 km north, in DinardPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Pleurtuit has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Domaine de Montmarin: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0
2 notable people were born in Pleurtuit.
Charles Martel: Manitou92, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleurtuit | 7,167 | — | B+ | C | A | B− |
| La Richardais | 2,664 | 2.1 | B+ | C | C | B+ |
| Dinard | 10,772 | 3.1 | B | C− | C− | B+ |
| Pleslin-Trigavou Côtes-d'Armor | 4,065 | 3.3 | B | C+ | A | D |
| Saint-Lunaire | 2,768 | 3.8 | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Beaussais-sur-Mer Côtes-d'Armor | 4,498 | 4 | B | C− | A | B+ |
| Saint-Jouan-des-Guérets | 2,847 | 4 | A | C− | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #14 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 47 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 39% of compared French towns and #74 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. 96% of 51 candidates passed the bac at Lycée hôtelier Yvon Bourges in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pleurtuit grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Pleurtuit is a commune of 7,167 people in the Communauté de communes Côte d'Émeraude. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 4, 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.
