Plumelec has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 9.2% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (B): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
What makes Plumelec stand out
The 2 things Plumelec does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Plumelec 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 Plumelec.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Plumelec than in Morbihan or compared French towns: 29 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Plumelec is Château de Callac. The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 7 inscrit (the second level). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total, above Morbihan’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
A home in Plumelec sells for €1,765/m², less than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.03/m² a month, below Morbihan’s towns (€12.68/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. House rents are put at about €8.90/m² a month. Plumelec recorded 86 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,765/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Plumelec€1,765/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Morbihan median€2,715/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,765/m²
86
€11.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.68 to €14.00/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,070
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Centre Morbihan Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 19% of people in Plumelec are under 15, more than in Morbihan’s towns or compared French towns
Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below both Morbihan’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 21% of the population.
45.7median age
PlumelecMorbihan medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Plumelec run higher than in 51% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Morbihan: 85.4 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 263 deaths in Plumelec from 2016 to 2025; there were 292, 11% more. Its care home for older people (66 places) counts its residents as Plumelec’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Plumelec is Chba site de Vannes, 12.7 mi away.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Plumelec · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chba site de Vannes
12.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Oceane
85.4 · 79.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Morbihan, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Plumelec
Is Plumelec safe?
Plumelec has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 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 Plumelec expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Plumelec grades B for cost of living.
About Plumelec
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Plumelec is a commune of 2,754 people in the Communauté de communes Centre Morbihan 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.
