Plouvara
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Plouvara (INSEE 22234) is in Côtes-d'Armor (22), part of CC Leff Armor Communauté. Population 1,144 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/22234-plouvara
Vitality score
Vitality score 28.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 13,533 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 | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE SAINT PIERRE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB MINE A CRAYON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT YVES). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PLOUVARA AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MOT A MOT). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LE SALON DE MYLENE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE SAINT PIERRE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB MINE A CRAYON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT YVES | 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 | 1 | PLOUVARA AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MOT A MOT | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | LE SALON DE MYLENE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,129 (2012) → 1,144 (2023): 1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 933 (1990) → 1,144 (2023): 22.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 543, of which 3.3 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Trémuson): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Trémuson): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Trémuson): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Trémuson): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Plouvara): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST BRIEUC weather station, 5.5 km away at 135 m; the village itself is at 165 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST BRIEUC, 5.5 km away at 135 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 761 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST BRIEUC, 5.5 km away at 135 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
62 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 178,250 € — 1,363 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Côtes-d'Armor is 1,539 € per m², so this commune sits below 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
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22234/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22234/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22234/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22234/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22372
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22234
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doue | 77 | 448 km E | 1,122 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Manneville-la-Goupil | 76 | 268 km NE | 1,054 | 26.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 73 % |
| Boqueho | 22 | 4.4 km SW | 1,054 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Julien-de-Coppel | 63 | 565 km SE | 1,281 | 28.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Locunolé | 29 | 76 km SW | 1,177 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Méaugon | 22 | 5.6 km E | 1,320 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boqueho | 22 | 4.4 km SW | 1,054 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Méaugon | 22 | 5.6 km E | 1,320 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Locunolé | 29 | 76 km SW | 1,177 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Manneville-la-Goupil | 76 | 268 km NE | 1,054 | 26.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 73 % |
| Doue | 77 | 448 km E | 1,122 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Julien-de-Coppel | 63 | 565 km SE | 1,281 | 28.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 55 % · 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 Plouvara'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boqueho | 22 | 4.4 km SW | 1,054 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Locunolé | 29 | 76 km SW | 1,177 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Méaugon | 22 | 5.6 km E | 1,320 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orval sur Sienne | 50 | 120 km NE | 1,233 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tourch | 29 | 86 km SW | 1,002 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gouézec | 29 | 87 km SW | 1,111 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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