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Plouaret

Côtes-d'Armor · CA Lannion-Trégor Communauté · INSEE 22207

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 54.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Plouaret (INSEE 22207) is in Côtes-d'Armor (22), part of CA Lannion-Trégor Communauté. Population 2,237 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/22207-plouaret

Vitality score

Vitality score 54.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 82 % of the 8,875 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.472511.83
Social0.752014.97
Education0.63106.32
Health0.2101.97
Public & culture0.3951.97
Population trend0.57105.66
Housing mix0.7853.89

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 2 of 3
Health 1 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 3 of 3
Lodging 1 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE MARCOTTE). [3,4]

2 × Supermarket (TREGOR DISTRIBUTION · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]

4 × Restaurant (PIZZA PICCOLA ITALIA · L'UTOPIE). [3,4]

2 × Café / bar. [4]

2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN DENIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT LOUIS). [3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE FRANCOIS-MARIE LUZEL). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L'EGLISE). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE CHAUVEL). [3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (MAIRIE). [3]

1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DES COTES D'ARMOR). [3]

5 × Hairdresser (SARL OMSCA · NELLY COIFFURE · LE TEMPS D'ETRE COIFFURE · LE COMPTOIR DE LA COIFFURE). [3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]

1 × Hotel (HÔTEL DES VOYAGEURS). [3]

Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)1INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)1BOUCHERIE MARCOTTEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket2TREGOR DISTRIBUTION · CARREFOUR CONTACTINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant4PIZZA PICCOLA ITALIA · L'UTOPIEINSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Café / bar2INSEE SIRENE 2 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)2ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN DENIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT LOUISINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Collège1COLLEGE FRANCOIS-MARIE LUZELINSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy1PHARMACIE DE L'EGLISEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1LA POSTEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1MÉDIATHÈQUE CHAUVELINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall1MAIRIEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank1CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DES COTES D'ARMORINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser5SARL OMSCA · NELLY COIFFURE · LE TEMPS D'ETRE COIFFURE · LE COMPTOIR DE LA COIFFUREINSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Fuel station1STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Hotel1HÔTEL DES VOYAGEURSINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Campsite0INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 2,196 peak 1982: 2,239 2023: 2,237 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 2,179 (2012) → 2,237 (2023): 2.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 2,099 (1990) → 2,237 (2023): 6.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,374, of which 11.1 % second homes and 11 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmGP — 1.2 km E (Le Vieux-Marché)
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, Pharmacy GP — 1.2 km E Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Plouaret): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Plouaret): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]

GP (Le Vieux-Marché): 1.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Plouaret): 0 km to the east (straight line). [8]

Primary school (Plouaret): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]

Measured at the LOUARGAT weather station, 9.7 km away at 148 m; the village itself is at 118 m. [10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]

Humidity measured at LOUARGAT, 9.7 km away at 148 m, over 22 summers. [10]

An average of 1,043 mm of rain a year, spread over 152 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]

Rainfall measured at LE VIEUX-MARCHE, 2.5 km away at 130 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]

What property sold for

240 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 144,500 € — 1,438 € per m² of built surface. [11]

8 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 160,000 € — 752 € per m². [11]

The median across Côtes-d'Armor is 1,539 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]

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

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22207/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22207/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22207/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22207/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 22207
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 22387
  10. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
  11. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Pougues-les-Eaux58520 km E2,40152.8Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 %
Les Attaques62465 km NE2,06454Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Évran22113 km E1,78452.7Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 %
Créances50154 km NE2,06756.1Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 %
Châteauneuf-de-Galaure26742 km SE1,80455.4Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 %
Lassay-les-Châteaux53220 km E2,24761.3ServedSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Évran22113 km E1,78452.7Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 %
Créances50154 km NE2,06756.1Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 %
Lassay-les-Châteaux53220 km E2,24761.3ServedSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 %
Les Attaques62465 km NE2,06454Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Pougues-les-Eaux58520 km E2,40152.8Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 %
Châteauneuf-de-Galaure26742 km SE1,80455.4Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 %

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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 Plouaret'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Les Attaques62465 km NE2,06454Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Périers50164 km NE2,37669.2ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Racquinghem62479 km NE2,25750.3Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Vignacourt80439 km NE2,26357.7Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Louvigné-du-Désert35174 km E3,34642.3Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Tessy-Bocage50181 km E2,21767.6ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 %