Caurel
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Caurel (INSEE 22033) is in Côtes-d'Armor (22), part of CC Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre. Population 353 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 30.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 18,024 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.19 |
| Housing mix | 0.05 | 5 | 0.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LES VEDETTES DE GUERLEDAN · AUBERGE DE GUERLEDAN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE RELAIS DU LAC). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LES PINS · LOCATIONS VILLAGE DU NAUTIC GUERLEDAN). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LES VEDETTES DE GUERLEDAN · AUBERGE DE GUERLEDAN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE RELAIS DU LAC | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LES PINS · LOCATIONS VILLAGE DU NAUTIC GUERLEDAN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 381 (2012) → 353 (2023): -7.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 384 (1990) → 353 (2023): -8.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 450, of which 47.6 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Guerlédan): 3.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Guerlédan): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Guerlédan): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Guerlédan): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Caurel): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CAUREL-EDF weather station, 1.5 km away at 150 m; the village itself is at 181 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROSTRENEN, 19.3 km away at 236 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 55 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,028 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CAUREL-EDF, 1.5 km away at 150 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22033/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22033/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22033/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22033/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22158
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22033
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montegrosso | 2B | 1,122 km SE | 413 | 35.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champeaux | 50 | 126 km NE | 349 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villaroger | 73 | 807 km E | 355 | 23.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nébias | 11 | 714 km SE | 262 | 33.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moncale | 2B | 1,122 km SE | 348 | 27.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Illiers-la-Ville | 78 | 347 km E | 350 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champeaux | 50 | 126 km NE | 349 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Illiers-la-Ville | 78 | 347 km E | 350 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nébias | 11 | 714 km SE | 262 | 33.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villaroger | 73 | 807 km E | 355 | 23.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moncale | 2B | 1,122 km SE | 348 | 27.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montegrosso | 2B | 1,122 km SE | 413 | 35.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Caurel's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champeaux | 50 | 126 km NE | 349 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer | 76 | 346 km NE | 473 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Toudon | 06 | 917 km SE | 355 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont | 80 | 407 km NE | 302 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Céaux | 50 | 130 km E | 414 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tracy-sur-Mer | 14 | 215 km NE | 341 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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