Dept 22 Rank #20 / 96
Côtes-d'Armor
Bretagne · Nearest city: Saint-Brieuc TGV
🚄 TGV
Pink Granite Coast, Cap Fréhel cliffs, bocage interior
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Côtes-d'Armor offers low natural-hazard exposure, mild winters and low crime, but its Breton skies are grey and rainfall heavy. Les Côtes-d'Armor offrent une faible exposition aux risques naturels, des hivers doux et une faible délinquance, mais leur ciel breton est gris et les pluies abondantes.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,601h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
#1 least sunny of 96
Sunny days
112/yr
days >50% sunlit
#1 fewest sunny days of 96
Rain days
137/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1.5 fewer rain days each year.
p93 of 96
Annual rainfall
722mm/yr
total volume
p58 of 96
Heavy rain
2/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p10 of 96
Torrential
0/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
p13 of 96
Hot days >30°
3/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p2 of 96
Winter mildness
9/10
4.4 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.1 °C per year.
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Wind
3.5m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p86 of 96
Muggy days
2/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Avg max temperature · °C
5
J
7
F
11
M
14
A
18
M
20
J
23
J
23
A
18
S
15
O
9
N
6
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+1 days · 0 so far
Tropical nights ~+2 nights · 0 so far
Frost days ~-10 days · -9 so far
Dry-soil days ~+19 days
Landscape
Landscape score
5/10
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Max elevation
2,102m
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Forest cover
10.7%
p16 of 96
Characteristics
🌊 Coastline
Pink Granite Coast, Cap Fréhel cliffs, bocage interior
Identity
Côtes-d'Armor is the birthplace of Ernest Renan (philosophe).
Notable figures born here
Ernest Renan — philosopheBernard Hinault — agriculteurRobin Le Normand — footballeurAuguste de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam — philosophePatrick Dewaere — auteur-compositeur-interprèteJean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier — explorateurBertrand du Guesclin — chevalierThéodule Ribot — philosopheCharles Pinot Duclos — historienFrançois Pinault — personnalité du monde des affaires
Terroir & appellations
Côtes-d'Armor lies within protected appellation areas, including Coco de Paimpol, Prés-salés du Mont-Saint-Michel, Eau-de-vie de cidre de Bretagne.
Coco de PaimpolPrés-salés du Mont-Saint-MichelEau-de-vie de cidre de BretagneWhisky bretonVolailles de JanzéPâté de campagne bretonVolailles de BretagneFarine de blé noir de BretagneCidre de BretagneCoquille Saint-Jacques des Côtes-d’ArmorPommeau de Bretagne
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (2)
- Yvonne Jean-Haffen
- Ernest Renan
- Louis Guilloux
- Jardin du Botrain
- Jardin de la rue au Lin
- Jardin du Grand Launay
- Parc et jardin du château de Rosanbo
- +6 more
Station classée de tourisme (27)
Risks
Safety score
9/10
Flood risk
Moderate
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
p43 of 96
Fire risk
Very low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
p10 of 96
Seismic exposure
Very high
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
p80 of 96
Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Earthquake Very high 100% p80 of 96
Severe weather Very high 100% p90 of 96
Radon Very high 100% p93 of 96
Ground movement Very high 99.7% p79 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very high 99.7% p84 of 96
Flooding High 62.6% p60 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Moderate 40.2% p40 of 96
Dam failure Low 21% p73 of 96
+3 more
Coastal Very low 19.8% #5 most exposed of 96
Wildfire Very low 6.3% p52 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 2.3% p43 of 96
Transport
Transport
9/10
3.0 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
0
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Work locally
28.7%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Saint-Brieuc TGV
✈ Airport
Dinard Pleurtuit Saint-Malo airport (DNR) · ~60 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
3.0h direct
🛣 Highways
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Services
Healthcare
5/10
APL 3.3
p36 of 96
Schools
7/10
Brevet 90%
p78 of 96
Fiber coverage
85%
p5 of 96
Intl schools
1school
International programmes available
p31 of 96
People
Population
593,395
p57 of 96
Density
85/km²
Mixed
+6% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
+0.3%/yr
+0.1 pts vs median · p55
Median income
$25,800
standard of living · $/yr
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Poverty rate
11.8%
below 60% of median living standard
p14 of 96
Unemployment
9.9%
active population out of work
p23 of 96
Tourism
1 bed per 24 residents
p67 of 96 · 24,601 beds
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
17%
15-24
12%
25-39
13%
40-54
14%
55-69
19%
70+
25%
Office professionals
12.3%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
p35 of 96
Remote work
5.2%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
12.3%
At-home trades
Farmers
3.5%
Artisans & shopkeepers
7.6%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
24.9%
Clerical & service staff
26.2%
Manual workers
25.4%
Real estate
Median
$2,000/m²
$770 $3,940
House $2,000 Apt $2,430
+2.7%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
43.66%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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