Press kit · department 22

Côtes-d’Armor.

Every town in the department ranked on each criterion, ready to be reused. Each town is compared with French towns of the same size tier — a market town is never measured against a major city. Free to reuse, including commercially, on the sole condition that you credit La Grande Carte with a link to this page.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Perros-Guirec	Small cities	7,260	1 / 15	47 / 1747
Lannion	Mid-size cities	20,525	1 / 2	29 / 470
Pordic	Small cities	7,393	2 / 15	216 / 1747
Mené	Small cities	6,420	3 / 15	255 / 1747
Ploumagoar	Small cities	5,418	4 / 15	257 / 1747
Plédran	Small cities	6,909	5 / 15	298 / 1747
Plérin	Small cities	14,527	6 / 15	366 / 1747
Étables-sur-Mer	Small cities	7,020	7 / 15	846 / 1747
Ploufragan	Small cities	11,347	8 / 15	850 / 1747
Trégueux	Small cities	8,462	9 / 15	859 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Dinan	Small cities	14,966	15 / 15	1716 / 1747
Guingamp	Small cities	7,127	14 / 15	1658 / 1747
Paimpol	Small cities	7,266	13 / 15	1478 / 1747
Saint-Brieuc	Mid-size cities	44,607	2 / 2	385 / 470
Loudéac	Small cities	9,875	12 / 15	1412 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Loudéac	Small cities	9,875	1 / 15	25 / 1747
Perros-Guirec	Small cities	7,260	2 / 15	125 / 1747
Mené	Small cities	6,420	3 / 15	153 / 1747
Ploumagoar	Small cities	5,418	4 / 15	167 / 1747
Lannion	Mid-size cities	20,525	1 / 2	45 / 470
Guingamp	Small cities	7,127	5 / 15	168 / 1747
Saint-Brieuc	Mid-size cities	44,607	2 / 2	51 / 470
Langueux	Small cities	7,947	6 / 15	194 / 1747
Étables-sur-Mer	Small cities	7,020	7 / 15	198 / 1747
Trégueux	Small cities	8,462	8 / 15	199 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Dinan	Small cities	14,966	15 / 15	344 / 1747
Lamballe	Small cities	16,911	14 / 15	216 / 1747
Paimpol	Small cities	7,266	13 / 15	214 / 1747
Ploufragan	Small cities	11,347	12 / 15	206 / 1747
Plédran	Small cities	6,909	11 / 15	203 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Guingamp	Small cities	7,127	1 / 15	58 / 1747
Dinan	Small cities	14,966	2 / 15	62 / 1747
Paimpol	Small cities	7,266	3 / 15	68 / 1747
Plérin	Small cities	14,527	4 / 15	71 / 1747
Loudéac	Small cities	9,875	5 / 15	91 / 1747
Lamballe	Small cities	16,911	6 / 15	156 / 1747
Saint-Brieuc	Mid-size cities	44,607	1 / 2	80 / 470
Lannion	Mid-size cities	20,525	2 / 2	86 / 470
Langueux	Small cities	7,947	7 / 15	408 / 1747
Trégueux	Small cities	8,462	8 / 15	484 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Mené	Small cities	6,420	15 / 15	1592 / 1747
Plédran	Small cities	6,909	14 / 15	1464 / 1747
Ploufragan	Small cities	11,347	13 / 15	1200 / 1747
Pordic	Small cities	7,393	12 / 15	1143 / 1747
Étables-sur-Mer	Small cities	7,020	11 / 15	1061 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Lannion	Mid-size cities	20,525	1 / 2	2 / 470
Plérin	Small cities	14,527	1 / 15	44 / 1747
Lamballe	Small cities	16,911	2 / 15	94 / 1747
Loudéac	Small cities	9,875	3 / 15	123 / 1747
Perros-Guirec	Small cities	7,260	4 / 15	237 / 1747
Ploufragan	Small cities	11,347	5 / 15	357 / 1747
Guingamp	Small cities	7,127	6 / 15	370 / 1747
Paimpol	Small cities	7,266	7 / 15	429 / 1747
Mené	Small cities	6,420	8 / 15	509 / 1747
Saint-Brieuc	Mid-size cities	44,607	2 / 2	142 / 470

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Langueux	Small cities	7,947	1 / 15	36 / 1747
Dinan	Small cities	14,966	2 / 15	65 / 1747
Lamballe	Small cities	16,911	3 / 15	183 / 1747
Lannion	Mid-size cities	20,525	1 / 2	72 / 470
Pordic	Small cities	7,393	4 / 15	428 / 1747
Ploumagoar	Small cities	5,418	5 / 15	507 / 1747
Étables-sur-Mer	Small cities	7,020	6 / 15	539 / 1747
Paimpol	Small cities	7,266	7 / 15	599 / 1747
Guingamp	Small cities	7,127	8 / 15	603 / 1747
Plérin	Small cities	14,527	9 / 15	793 / 1747

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Perros-Guirec	Small cities	7,260	1 / 15	115 / 1747
Lannion	Mid-size cities	20,525	1 / 2	44 / 470
Plérin	Small cities	14,527	2 / 15	220 / 1747
Langueux	Small cities	7,947	3 / 15	268 / 1747
Paimpol	Small cities	7,266	4 / 15	480 / 1747
Trégueux	Small cities	8,462	5 / 15	540 / 1747
Dinan	Small cities	14,966	6 / 15	596 / 1747
Lamballe	Small cities	16,911	7 / 15	639 / 1747
Pordic	Small cities	7,393	8 / 15	756 / 1747
Ploumagoar	Small cities	5,418	9 / 15	773 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Guingamp	Small cities	7,127	15 / 15	1184 / 1747
Ploufragan	Small cities	11,347	14 / 15	1158 / 1747
Plédran	Small cities	6,909	13 / 15	1132 / 1747
Mené	Small cities	6,420	12 / 15	1093 / 1747
Loudéac	Small cities	9,875	11 / 15	1058 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Étables-sur-Mer	Small cities	7,020	1 / 15	101 / 1747
Ploufragan	Small cities	11,347	2 / 15	257 / 1747
Trégueux	Small cities	8,462	3 / 15	470 / 1747
Perros-Guirec	Small cities	7,260	4 / 15	483 / 1747
Pordic	Small cities	7,393	5 / 15	484 / 1747
Paimpol	Small cities	7,266	6 / 15	514 / 1747
Guingamp	Small cities	7,127	7 / 15	519 / 1747
Langueux	Small cities	7,947	8 / 15	845 / 1747
Mené	Small cities	6,420	9 / 15	913 / 1747
Lannion	Mid-size cities	20,525	1 / 2	264 / 470

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Plérin	Small cities	14,527	15 / 15	1571 / 1747
Saint-Brieuc	Mid-size cities	44,607	2 / 2	410 / 470
Plédran	Small cities	6,909	14 / 15	1438 / 1747
Ploumagoar	Small cities	5,418	13 / 15	1196 / 1747
Loudéac	Small cities	9,875	12 / 15	1184 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Lannion	Mid-size cities	20,525	1 / 2	125 / 470
Saint-Brieuc	Mid-size cities	44,607	2 / 2	133 / 470
Langueux	Small cities	7,947	1 / 15	528 / 1747
Perros-Guirec	Small cities	7,260	2 / 15	599 / 1747
Paimpol	Small cities	7,266	3 / 15	665 / 1747
Plérin	Small cities	14,527	4 / 15	680 / 1747
Ploufragan	Small cities	11,347	5 / 15	780 / 1747
Dinan	Small cities	14,966	6 / 15	890 / 1747
Plédran	Small cities	6,909	7 / 15	1002 / 1747
Ploumagoar	Small cities	5,418	8 / 15	1031 / 1747

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

Sources, data years and weightings: About page. A question, a figure that looks wrong to you, a request for a custom breakdown — contact@lagrandecarte.fr.