Plouézec
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Plouézec (INSEE 22214) is in Côtes-d'Armor (22), part of CA Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération de l'Armor à l'Argoat. Population 3,147 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/22214-plouezec
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 6,849 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.5 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.19 |
| Housing mix | 0.42 | 5 | 2.11 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BRISE ET GOURMANDISES). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (EURL LA HORAINE · TRADICREPES · LE PILI PILI · LE SAUX ERIC · NINAMU). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (CHEZ TONTON · LE CHEVAL BLANC · BAR DU CENTRE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB ANDRE LEFEBVRE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AGNES MILLER-AICHHOLZ, MÉDECIN · HENRY BALTAZARD, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE CAHOREAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PLOUEZEC AP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Bank (CA). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SB COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING DOMAINE DU LAUNAY · CAMPING LE CAP DE BREHAT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BRISE ET GOURMANDISES | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | EURL LA HORAINE · TRADICREPES · LE PILI PILI · LE SAUX ERIC · NINAMU | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | CHEZ TONTON · LE CHEVAL BLANC · BAR DU CENTRE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB ANDRE LEFEBVRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | AGNES MILLER-AICHHOLZ, MÉDECIN · HENRY BALTAZARD, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE CAHOREAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | PLOUEZEC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | SB COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING DOMAINE DU LAUNAY · CAMPING LE CAP DE BREHAT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 8h30 à 12h00. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,296 (2012) → 3,147 (2023): -4.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,089 (1990) → 3,147 (2023): 1.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,754, of which 28.9 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Paimpol): 5.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Plouézec): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Plouézec): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Paimpol): 5.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Plouézec): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LANLEFF weather station, 7.7 km away at 78 m; the village itself is at 101 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ILE-DE-BREHAT, 11.8 km away at 25 m, over 14 summers. [11]
That station sits 76 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 849 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LANLEFF, 7.7 km away at 78 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22214/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.plouezec.fr/Le-marche— “Marché hebdomadaire à Plouézec le samedi de 8h30 à 12h00.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22214/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22214/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22214/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22162
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22214
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ploubazlanec | 22 | 6.6 km NW | 2,932 | 51 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plozévet | 29 | 136 km SW | 2,984 | 57.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cornimont | 88 | 731 km E | 3,027 | 38.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plouër-sur-Rance | 22 | 76 km E | 3,416 | 45.9 | Partly served | no figures |
| Le Thoronet | 83 | 926 km SE | 2,631 | 57.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bagnols-en-Forêt | 83 | 943 km SE | 3,194 | 42.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ploubazlanec | 22 | 6.6 km NW | 2,932 | 51 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plouër-sur-Rance | 22 | 76 km E | 3,416 | 45.9 | Partly served | no figures |
| Plozévet | 29 | 136 km SW | 2,984 | 57.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cornimont | 88 | 731 km E | 3,027 | 38.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Thoronet | 83 | 926 km SE | 2,631 | 57.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bagnols-en-Forêt | 83 | 943 km SE | 3,194 | 42.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · 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 Plouézec'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plozévet | 29 | 136 km SW | 2,984 | 57.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Combrit | 29 | 129 km SW | 4,265 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pleumeur-Bodou | 22 | 39 km W | 3,848 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Mère-Église | 50 | 142 km NE | 2,896 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noues de Sienne | 14 | 142 km E | 4,207 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gouville-sur-Mer | 50 | 110 km E | 3,274 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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