Ploërdut’s strongest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Incomes are on the low side (D−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 13.3% unemployment. It lags on health as well (C−). Holiday and other second homes account for 18% of homes.
Ploërdut 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 Ploërdut 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 Ploërdut.
HealthHealth C−
Ploërdut is 16.9 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 201 residents of Ploërdut died, against 174 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% more. Adjusted for age and care homes, Ploërdut records 100 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Morbihan’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). The town has 3 family doctors. At birth, a girl in Morbihan can expect 85.4 years and a boy 79.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
+0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Ploërdut · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
16.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chcb site Kerio
16.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chcb site Kerio
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Few people in Ploërdut are 15 to 24: 6.9%, fewer than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, below Morbihan’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Those 65 and older account for nearly a third of residents. Children are 14% of the town.
54.6median age
PloërdutMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A−
Buying in Ploërdut costs less than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €1,175/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.55/m² a month, below both Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €8.23/m² a month. The market in Ploërdut: 77 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,175/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ploërdut€1,175/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,175/m²
75
€9.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.66 to €11.92/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,070
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Roi Morvan Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Incomes in Ploërdut run lower than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns: a median €22,820 a year per consumption unit
The unemployment rate comes to 13.3%. 7.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot6%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Ploërdut, 0.5 per working resident
13.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 28% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Ploërdut: 23% were built before 1919, more than in both Morbihan’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
3 of the 3 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. Among the classé monuments in Ploërdut is Église Saint-Pierre. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ploërdut
Is Ploërdut safe?
Ploërdut has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Ploërdut expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ploërdut grades A− for cost of living.
About Ploërdut
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Ploërdut is a commune of 1,255 people in the Communauté de communes Roi Morvan 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.
