Plaine-Haute
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Plaine-Haute (INSEE 22170) is in Côtes-d'Armor (22), part of CA Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération. Population 1,712 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/22170-plaine-haute
Vitality score
Vitality score 43/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 10,658 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GOUET TRADITION). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VOTRE MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (COULEUR). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE PLAINE HAUTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE ANNE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (ENSEMBLE SPORTIF ET POLYVALENT). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (STYL'COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | GOUET TRADITION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VOTRE MARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | COULEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE PLAINE HAUTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE ANNE | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | ENSEMBLE SPORTIF ET POLYVALENT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | STYL'COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,485 (2012) → 1,712 (2023): 15.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,117 (1990) → 1,712 (2023): 53.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 745, of which 2.1 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Plaine-Haute): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Plaine-Haute): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Julien): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Plaintel): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Plaine-Haute): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 18 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST BRIEUC weather station, 10.1 km away at 135 m; the village itself is at 194 m. [11]
The village sits 59 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST BRIEUC, 10.1 km away at 135 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 59 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 843 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAINT-DONAN, 2.5 km away at 170 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
88 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 152,500 € — 1,547 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Côtes-d'Armor is 1,539 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22170/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22170/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22170/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22170/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22170
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22307
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22171
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trangé | 72 | 225 km E | 1,637 | 43 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cussac-sur-Loire | 43 | 640 km SE | 1,653 | 39.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Croix-Chapeau | 17 | 295 km SE | 1,418 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Dry | 45 | 347 km E | 1,408 | 41.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 42 % |
| Balazé | 35 | 127 km E | 2,162 | 37.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 86 % |
| Craintilleux | 42 | 624 km SE | 1,342 | 43.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balazé | 35 | 127 km E | 2,162 | 37.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 86 % |
| Trangé | 72 | 225 km E | 1,637 | 43 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Croix-Chapeau | 17 | 295 km SE | 1,418 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Dry | 45 | 347 km E | 1,408 | 41.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 42 % |
| Craintilleux | 42 | 624 km SE | 1,342 | 43.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cussac-sur-Loire | 43 | 640 km SE | 1,653 | 39.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Plaine-Haute'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locmaria-Grand-Champ | 56 | 77 km S | 1,855 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nostang | 56 | 81 km S | 1,676 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Landéhen | 22 | 23 km E | 1,444 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Locqueltas | 56 | 77 km S | 2,031 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Thurial | 35 | 83 km SE | 2,184 | 43.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Motte | 22 | 25 km S | 2,173 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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