Merdrignac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Merdrignac (INSEE 22147) is in Côtes-d'Armor (22), part of CC Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre. Population 3,139 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2025-01-01 from 1 former commune: Saint-Launeuc (22309). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/22147-merdrignac
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 6,861 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE 1863 · MAISON GODARD). [4,5]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL LAUNAY AMPM). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VOTRE MARCHE). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (SUPER U). [4,5]
4 × Restaurant (COURTIL). [4,5]
2 × Café / bar (LE CENTRAL BAR). [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE ANNE). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE PER-JAKEZ HELIAS · COLLEGE PRIVE ST NICOLAS). [4]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SÉVERINE GAUTHIER, MÉDECIN · CHLOE DELAMBRE, MÉDECIN · LUCIE WASCHEUL, MÉDECIN · LOUIS ALEXANDRE MENDEZ, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE MERDRIGNAC). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE MERDRIGNAC). [4]
1 × Cinema (LE STUDIO). [4]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF · COMPLEXE SPORTIF INTERCOMMUNAL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LAMBILY). [4]
2 × Bank (C.C.M. DU PAYS DE MENE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DES COTES D'ARMOR). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (G.2.G. HAIR · LA BOITE A CHEVEUX). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
2 × Hotel (MADELEINE HÔTEL-RESTAURANT · AR DUEN). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING VAL DE LANDROUET). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE 1863 · MAISON GODARD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SARL LAUNAY AMPM | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VOTRE MARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPER U | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | COURTIL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE CENTRAL BAR | INSEE SIRENE 2 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE ANNE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE PER-JAKEZ HELIAS · COLLEGE PRIVE ST NICOLAS | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | SÉVERINE GAUTHIER, MÉDECIN · CHLOE DELAMBRE, MÉDECIN · LUCIE WASCHEUL, MÉDECIN · LOUIS ALEXANDRE MENDEZ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE MERDRIGNAC | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE MERDRIGNAC | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE STUDIO | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF · COMPLEXE SPORTIF INTERCOMMUNAL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LAMBILY | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 2 | C.C.M. DU PAYS DE MENE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DES COTES D'ARMOR | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | G.2.G. HAIR · LA BOITE A CHEVEUX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 2 | MADELEINE HÔTEL-RESTAURANT · AR DUEN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING VAL DE LANDROUET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday de 8h à 13h dans les rues du centre-ville et sur l'axe principale de Merdrignac. [6]
Trajectory
Population 3,091 (2012) → 3,139 (2023): 1.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,971 (1990) → 3,139 (2023): 5.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,780, of which 6.7 % second homes and 12.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Merdrignac): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Merdrignac): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Merdrignac): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Ménéac): 6.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Merdrignac): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MERDRIGNAC weather station, 0.8 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 137 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at TREMEUR, 19.7 km away at 69 m, over 12 summers. [12]
That station sits 68 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 897 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MERDRIGNAC, 0.8 km away at 145 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
192 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 115,000 € — 924 € per m² of built surface. [13]
24 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 97,500 € — 1,485 € per m². [13]
The median across Côtes-d'Armor is 1,539 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22147/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-merdrignac.fr/habiter/jour-de-marche/— “Le marché a lieu toute l'année, tous les mercredis, de 8h à 13h , dans les rues du centre-ville et sur l'axe principale de Merdrignac.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22147/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22147/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22147/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22147
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56129
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbois | 39 | 630 km E | 3,114 | 54.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mauron | 56 | 15 km SE | 3,163 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puisserguier | 34 | 683 km SE | 3,078 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 50 % |
| Vimoutiers | 61 | 209 km NE | 2,978 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 100 % |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg | 07 | 666 km SE | 3,031 | 55.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 180 km E | 2,928 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 84 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauron | 56 | 15 km SE | 3,163 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 180 km E | 2,928 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 84 % |
| Vimoutiers | 61 | 209 km NE | 2,978 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 100 % |
| Arbois | 39 | 630 km E | 3,114 | 54.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg | 07 | 666 km SE | 3,031 | 55.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puisserguier | 34 | 683 km SE | 3,078 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Merdrignac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauron | 56 | 15 km SE | 3,163 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Molay-Littry | 14 | 163 km NE | 3,124 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Taulé | 29 | 119 km NW | 2,914 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-Bocage | 14 | 163 km NE | 3,088 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Percy-en-Normandie | 50 | 121 km NE | 2,641 | 64.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-Brévelay | 56 | 45 km SW | 2,869 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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