Ploemeur is older than 95% of compared French towns: a median age of 55.9
Households headed by a manual worker make up 5.5%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census counted 18,872 residents in 8,780 households. Couples with children: nearly a fifth of the total. At 8.2%, the share of households without a car is lower than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Morbihan median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Ploemeur
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 1,610 second homes and occasional dwellings in Ploemeur, 15% of its 10,900 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 46% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Ploemeur’s residents are under 55.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 10% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Ploemeur sits above 91% of compared French towns for second homes (15%)
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 24% of homes are flats here. Empty homes account for 4.6%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 69% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Ploemeur grew +6% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 53% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +7% for the median Morbihan town, the change came in two steps: ±0% from 2012 to 2017, then +6% to 2023.
34% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 93% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Ploemeur 55.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 8.2% of residents are 15 to 24 here. To put it in context, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Single-parent households make up 6.9% in Ploemeur, less than in 90% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Morbihan median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 2 people. Set beside that, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. The share of one-person households is 37%, against 35% in the typical compared French town.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €30,420 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €30,420 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 87% of compared French towns. One measure of hardship: 7.0% of residents are below the poverty line.
Ploemeur: 49% of households are headed by a retired person, above 97% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%; Ploemeur has 14%. Against that, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Ploemeur ranks below 88% of compared French towns on immigrants: 2.3%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Ploemeur, 1.2%. The usual figure: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Ploemeur sits above 92% of compared French towns for married residents (50%)
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, 21% of residents 15 and over are single in Ploemeur. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Ploemeur ranks below 76% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 15%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
The figure for graduates of higher education is 37% in Ploemeur and 30% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 18,102 to 19,683 people, the 4th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Moissy-Cramayel is the youngest (33.2); Royan the oldest (64.5).
Ploemeur and its 6 nearest towns: 2 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ploemeur | 55.9 | 34% | 15% | 2.3% |
| Larmor-Plage 8,418 · 2.6 mi | 60.6 | 42% | 20% | 2.3% |
| Lorient 58,329 · 3 mi | 41.7 | 23% | 3.8% | 10% |
| Quéven 8,991 · 4.2 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 3.7% | 2.1% |
| Port-Louis 2,608 · 4.3 mi | 57.7 | 38% | 26% | 1.6% |
| Locmiquélic 4,093 · 4.6 mi | 53.5 | 31% | 10% | 1.7% |
| Guidel 12,338 · 4.9 mi | 50 | 27% | 18% | 1.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Ploemeur
What is the population of Ploemeur?
18,872 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (17,875).
How old are Ploemeur’s residents?
The median age is 55.9, older than 95% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ploemeur?
1,610, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ploemeur?
INSEE counts 440 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 240 foreign nationals (1.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ploemeur?
€30,420 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 7.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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